Etymology

cœlia

Today it means: Cavity of an abdomen. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κοιλία
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκοιλία“hollow place”
  2. English todaycœlia

From Latin coelia, from Ancient Greek κοιλία (koilía, “hollow place”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκοιλία all →

celoschisispseudocoelia

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