Where does “coleoptil” come from?

coleoptil (Romanian) comes from French coléoptile, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

coleoptil (Romanian): coleoptile

Definitions

  1. coleoptile

Ancestry of “coleoptil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoléoptilecoleoptile
2Ancient Greekκολεόςa sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Ancient Greek κολεός →Every word from French coléoptile →