Where does “haemocoel” come from?

haemocoel (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...

haemocoel (English): The cavity, between the organs of arthropods and...

Definitions

  1. The cavity, between the organs of arthropods and...

Ancestry of “haemocoel”, 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 “haemocoel”

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