Where does “pleurocoel” come from?

pleurocoel (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...

pleurocoel (English): One of a set of hollow depressions on the lateral portions of the vertebrae in dinosaurs, which served to decrease the weight of these bones without sacrificing strength

Definitions

  1. One of a set of hollow depressions on the lateral portions of the vertebrae in dinosaurs, which served to decrease the weight of these bones without sacrificing strength

Ancestry of “pleurocoel”, 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 “pleurocoel”

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