Where does “choanoid” come from?

choanoid (English) comes from Ancient Greek χοάνη, from Ancient Greek χέω, from Ancient Greek χείω, from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō.

choanoid (English): funnel-shaped; applied particularly to a hollow...

Definitions

  1. funnel-shaped; applied particularly to a hollow...

Ancestry of “choanoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχοάνηfunnel; infundibulum, choana
2Ancient GreekχέωI pour; I scatter, shed
3Ancient Greekχείω—
4Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʰéyyō →Every word from Ancient Greek χείω →Every word from Ancient Greek χέω →