Etymology

helic-

Latin helic- ← Ancient Greek ἕλιξ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἕλιξ
  2. Latin · derived fromhelic-
  3. English todayhelic-

From Latin helic-, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix).

Words from the same roots

Latinhelic- all →

helico-

Ancient Greekἕλιξ all →

helixhelicicultureheliclinehelico-helicotrema

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.