English
helic-
Helic- comes from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ ‘anything twisted, winding or in a spiral’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἕλιξhélix‘anything twisted, winding or in a spiral’
- Englishtodayhelic-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἕλιξhélix‘anything twisted, winding or in a spiral’
- Englishtodayhelic-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *welH- ‘to turn’
well, walk, wall, volume, revolution, evolution, involve, valve, vault, evolve, revolt, vulgar, waltz, convoluted, divulge, voluminous, vagrant, vulva, wale, convolution, vulgate, gauche, involution, voluble, valvular, valise, 76 more
through Ancient Greek εἰλέω ‘to turn, wind’
through Ancient Greek ἕλιξ ‘anything twisted, winding or in a spiral’
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἕλιξ / helic-