ἕλιξ

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • Anything twisted, winding, or spiral.
  • The tendril of a vine.
  • The outer ear
  • (mathematics) A spiral line.

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (turn, wind, roll, twist, round, coil, crowd, revolve, throng), *welH- (turn, wind, roll, twist, round, coil, crowd, revolve, throng).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*welH-

Gloss

turn, wind, roll, twist, round, coil, crowd, revolve, throng

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

風

Emoji
🙃

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