Etymology of the English word coil
the English word
coilderived from the Old French word
coillirderived from the Latin word
colligere (collect, assemble, bring; obtain, acquire, amass)
derived from the Latin word
legere (read; gather, collect)
derived from the Greek word
legein, λέγω (to speak)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leg- (to collect, to speak)
Derivations in English
multicoil,
overcoil,
recoil,
supercoil,
uncoil,
coiled,
coilingUsage
Word found in Modern English
