helix
Latin
noun
Definitions
- a kind of ivy
- a kind of willow
- a whorl, a small ornament on the capital of Corynthian columns
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (spiral, something twisted, something twisted spiral).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἕλιξ
Gloss
spiral, something twisted, something twisted spiral
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anthelix English
- antihelix English
- helicase English
- heliciform English
- helicin English
- helix English
- helixing English
- helixlike English
- hemihelix English
- interhelix English
- microhelix English
- minihelix English
- superhelix English
- tetrahelix English
- trihelix English
- helix Dutch, Flemish
- héli- French
- hélice French
- hélicoptère French
- ἕλιξ Ancient Greek
- *welH- Proto-Indo-European