κήλη
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- (oncology) tumour, swelling
- (pathology) hernia, rupture
- hump on a buffalo's back
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂u-l-eh₂ (tumour).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kh₂u-l-eh₂
Gloss
tumour
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -cele English
- aerocele English
- σάρξ Ancient Greek
- σαρκοκήλη Ancient Greek
- ἐντεροκήλη Ancient Greek
- ἐπιπλοκήλη Ancient Greek
- ἐπῐ́πλοον Ancient Greek
- ἔντερον Ancient Greek
- ὑδροκήλη Ancient Greek
- ὕδωρ Ancient Greek
- *kh₂ewl- Proto-Indo-European
- *kh₂u-l-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- -cele Portuguese
- *haulaz Proto-Germanic
- kiła Polish
- heala Old English
- haull Old Norse
- *kyla Proto-Slavic
- kýla Czech
- kila Serbo-Croatian
- кила Serbo-Croatian
- խոյլ Old Armenian
- кила Macedonian
- kila Slovene
- խուլ Middle Armenian