Etymology of the English word coleorhiza
the English word
coleorhizaderived from the Greek word
rhiza, ῥίζα (a 'root')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wrad-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wrād-derived from the Greek word
koleos, κολεός
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-derived from the New Latin word
coleorhizaderived from the Greek word
koleonderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-Date
The earliest known usage of coleorhiza in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
