hélice
French
muteh
Definitions
- helix (blade)
- propeller
- (geometry) helix
- (chemistry) helix
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
- helix Latin
- héli- French
- hélicoptère French
- ἕλιξ Ancient Greek
- *welH- Proto-Indo-European