Etymology

-coel

Today it means: A cavity. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κοῖλος
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-coel · suffix1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκοῖλος“hollow”
  2. English today-coel

Via Latin, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”).

-coel · suffix2

See -cele.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκοῖλος all →

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