Etymology

celoschisis

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Ancient Greek κοιλία
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκοιλία“cavity”
  2. English todayceloschisis

From Ancient Greek κοιλία (koilía, “cavity”) + schisis.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκοιλία all →

cœliapseudocoelia

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