Where does “cuyar” come from?

cuyar (Asturian) comes from Latin cochleār, from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας, from Ancient Greek κόχλος — shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

cuyar (Asturian): spoon

Definitions

  1. spoon

Ancestry of “cuyar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincochleāra spoon
2Latincochleasnail; snail shell; spiral
3Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
4Ancient Greekκόχλοςshellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...
Every word from Ancient Greek κόχλος →Every word from Ancient Greek κοχλίας →Every word from Latin cochlea →