Where does “cœlia” come from?

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

cœlia (English): Cavity of an abdomen

Definitions

  1. Cavity of an abdomen

Ancestry of “cœlia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincoelia—
2Ancient Greekκοιλίαthe large hollow or cavity of the body, belly,...
3Ancient Greekκοῖλοςhollow, mostly as an epithet of ships; lying in a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankowiloshollow
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱewH-to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kowilos →Every word from Ancient Greek κοῖλος →