origin, namely it comes from the Old English stiġ-fearh—fearh (farrow) is the Old English word for "piglet"—where stiġ meant "hall" (cf. steward), possibly an early Old Norse loanword, which could be cognate with the word stīgan above. The synonymous late Latin expression is hordeolum a modulation of the word hordeolus simply related to hordeum ("barley"), after its resemblance to a barleycorn. In Czech, a sty is called ječné zrno (from ječmen "barley" and zrno "seed or grain"); in German, it is called Gerstenkorn (barleycorn). In Hebrew it is called "שעורה" Seh-oh-Ráh (Barley). In Polish it is called jęczmień (barley). See also Boil References External links Merck Manual Disorders of eyelid, lacrimal system and orbit Eye Wikipedia medicine articles ready to translate Wikipedia neurology articles ready to translate