Etymology of the English word coelenterate
the English word
coelenteratederived from the Latin word
Cnidariaderived from the Greek word
knide, κνίδη
derived from the Greek word
knizeinderived from the Latin word
Coelenterataderived from the Greek word
koilos, κοῖλος (hollow)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*keuə-derived from the Greek word
enteron, ἔντερον (gut)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enderived from the Greek word
solitoDate
The earliest known usage of coelenterate in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
