Etymology

acholia

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Today it means: Deficiency or absence of bile. Full definition →

New Latin acholia ← Ancient Greek ἀ-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀ-“not”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromacholia
  3. English todayacholia

From New Latin acholia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χολή (kholḗ, “bile”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀ- all →

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