-cele

English

suffix

Definitions

(medicine) A tumour.
(medicine) A hernia.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek κήλη (tumour, hernia, rupture, especially hernia).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κήλη

Gloss

tumour, hernia, rupture, especially hernia

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

aerocele English
κήλη Ancient Greek
σαρκοκήλη Ancient Greek
ἐντεροκήλη Ancient Greek
ἐπιπλοκήλη Ancient Greek
ὑδροκήλη Ancient Greek
*kh₂u-l-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European
-cele Portuguese
*kyla Proto-Slavic
кила Serbo-Croatian

aerocele