Etymology of the English word colic
the English word
colicderived from the Old French word
coliquederived from the Late Latin word
colicus (of, pertaining to colic)
derived from the Greek word
kolikos, κωλικός
derived from the Greek word
kolon, κῶλον (great gut; a limb of the body (as if lopped))
derived from the French word
colicderived from the Late Latin word
colicus (of, pertaining to colic)
derived from the Greek word
kolikos, κωλικός
derived from the Greek word
kolon, κῶλον (great gut; a limb of the body (as if lopped))
Date
The earliest known usage of colic in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
gastrocolic,
colicrootCognates
Dutch
koliek, French
colique, German
Kolik, Norwegian
kolikk, Swedish
kolikUsage
Word found in Modern English
