Etymology

colic

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Today it means: Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems). Full definition →

French colique ← Ancient Greek κωλικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκωλικός“suffering in the colon”
  2. French · borrowed fromcolique
  3. English todaycolic

Borrowed from French colique. Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek κωλικός (kōlikós, “suffering in the colon”, adjective).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.