coelo-

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ḱewh₁-“to swell; to be strong”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromκοῖλος“hollow; concave; a cavity, hollow”
3. English todaycoelo-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow; concave; a cavity, hollow”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“to swell; to be strong”)); developed from such earlier Latin terms as coeliac and coelom.

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