Where does “-coel” come from?

-coel (English) comes from Ancient Greek κοῖλος, from Proto-Indo-European kowilos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewH- — to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be...

-coel (English): A cavity; Alternative form of -cele

Definitions

  1. A cavity; Alternative form of -cele

Ancestry of “-coel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκοῖλοςhollow, mostly as an epithet of ships; lying in a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankowiloshollow
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱewH-to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be...

Words derived from “-coel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kowilos →Every word from Ancient Greek κοῖλος →