Etymology

borborygmus

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Today it means: A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestines. Full definition →

New Latin borborygmus ← Ancient Greek βορβορυγμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβορβορυγμός
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromborborygmus
  3. English todayborborygmus

From New Latin borborygmus, from Ancient Greek βορβορυγμός (borborugmós), of onomatopoeic origin.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekβορβορυγμός all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.