Where does “go” come from?
go (Bambara) comes from French gosse, from French cosse, from Latin coccia, from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας, from Ancient Greek κόχλος — shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...
Ancestry of “go”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gosse | child, kid; testicle |
| 2 | French | cosse | pod; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | coccia | — |
| 4 | Latin | cochlea | snail; snail shell; spiral |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κοχλίας | snail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόχλος | shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing... |