Where does “-coele” come from?

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

-coele (English): Alternative spelling of -coel; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of -coel; Alternative...

Ancestry of “-coele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-coelA cavity; Alternative form of -cele
2Ancient Greekκοῖλοςhollow, mostly as an epithet of ships; lying in a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankowiloshollow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱewH-to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be...

Words derived from “-coele”

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