Where does “cœlom” come from?

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

cœlom (English): Obsolete spelling of coelom

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of coelom

Ancestry of “cœlom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκοίλωμαa hollow, cavity
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 “cœlom”

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