Etymology

iliac

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Today it means: Relating to the ilium. Full definition →

French iliaque ← Latin īliacu ← Ancient Greek εἰλεός (eileós)der.?
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iliac · adjective1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  2. Ancient Greekεἴλω (eílō)
  3. Ancient Greekεἰλέω (eiléō)
  4. Ancient Greekεἰλεός (eileós)der.?
  5. Latinīle
  6. Latinīliacu
  7. Frenchiliaque
  8. English todayiliac

From French iliaque, from Late Latin īliacus, Latin īlium.

Iliac · adjective2

Latin Iliacus.

Words from the same roots

Latinīlium all →

ilium

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