English
helico-
Helico- comes from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ ‘anything twisted, winding or in a spiral’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἕλιξhélix‘anything twisted, winding or in a spiral’
- Englishtodayhelico-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἕλιξhélix‘anything twisted, winding or in a spiral’
- Englishtodayhelico-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *welH- ‘to roll, to undulate’
well, walk, wall, volume, revolution, evolution, involve, valve, vault, evolve, revolt, vulgar, waltz, divulge, convoluted, voluminous, vagrant, vulva, wale, vulgate, gauche, convolution, 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
prefix helix, spiral
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἕλιξ / helico-