Where does “suprapleurocoel” come from?
suprapleurocoel (English) comes from English pleurocoel, 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...
suprapleurocoel (English): Covering the pleurocoel
Definitions
- Covering the pleurocoel
Ancestry of “suprapleurocoel”, step by step
suprapleurocoel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pleurocoel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pleurocoel | 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 |
| 2 | English | -coel | A cavity; Alternative form of -cele |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κοῖλος | hollow, mostly as an epithet of ships; lying in a... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kowilos | hollow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewH- | to be strong, to swell; to swell, spread out, be... |