Etymology

chyle

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Today it means: A digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small intestine. Full definition →

Late Latin chȳlus ← Ancient Greek χυλός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχυλός“animal or plant juice”
  2. Late Latin · derived fromchȳlus
  3. English todaychyle

From French, from Late Latin chȳlus, from Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós, “animal or plant juice”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχυλός all →

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