Etymology of the English word coelacanth
the English word
coelacanthderived from the New Latin word
coelacanthususing the New Latin prefix
coel-derived from the Greek word
koilos, κοῖλος (hollow)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*keuə-derived from the Latin word
Coelacanthusderived from the Greek word
koilos, κοῖλος (hollow)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*keuə-derived from the Greek word
akantha, ἄκανθα (a thorn)
Date
The earliest known usage of coelacanth in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
