myEtymology.com: English etymology of meningocele

Etymology of the English word meningocele

the English word meningocele

derived from the Greek word koilos, κοῖλος (hollow)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *keuə-

using the English prefix meningo-

using the English suffix -cele

derived from the Greek word kele, κήλη

derived from the English word meninges

derived from the Greek word meninx, μῆνιγξ (membrane)

derived from the Latin word meninges

using the Greek prefix menigg-

The earliest known usage of meningocele in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English