Etymology of the English word pylorus
the English word
pylorusderived from the Late Latin word
pylorus (pylorus, lower orifice of stomach, opening from stomach to duodenum)
derived from the Greek word
pulorusderived from the Greek word
puloros, πυλωρός
derived from the Greek word
pule, πύλη (a gate; the leaf or wing of a folding entrance )
derived from the Greek word
orao, ὀράω
derived from the Greek word
pulouros (gate-keeper)
Date
The earliest known usage of pylorus in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
pyloroplastyUsage
Word found in Modern English
