Etymology

bowel

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Today it means: A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine. Full definition →

Middle French bouel ← Old French boïel ← Latin botellus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frombotellus
  2. Old French · derived fromboïel
  3. Middle French · borrowed frombouel
  4. English todaybowel

Borrowed from Middle French bouel, from Old French boïel, from Latin botellus, diminutive of botulus (“sausage”). Doublet of boyau.

Words from the same roots

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