helix

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɦeː.lɪks/

noun

Definitions

helix

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin helix derived 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

helix English
helix Latin
héli- French
hélice French
hélicoptère French
ἕλιξ Ancient Greek
*welH- Proto-Indo-European