The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromχοάνη
- Ancient Greek · derived fromχώνη“a funnel”
- English todaychone
From Ancient Greek χώνη (khṓnē, “a funnel”), contracted form of Ancient Greek χοάνη (khoánē).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekχοάνη all →
choanitechoano-choanoid
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.