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Where does “neurocoele” come from?

neurocoele (English) comes from English -coele, 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...

neurocoele (English): The neural canal

Definitions

  1. The neural canal

Ancestry of “neurocoele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-coeleAlternative spelling of -coel; Alternative...
2English-coelA cavity; Alternative form of -cele
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...
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