Where does “spongocoel” come from?

spongocoel (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...

spongocoel (English): The large central cavity of a sponge

Definitions

  1. The large central cavity of a sponge

Ancestry of “spongocoel”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kowilos →Every word from Ancient Greek κοῖλος →