Where does “coclear” come from?

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

coclear (Catalan): cochlear

Definitions

  1. cochlear

Ancestry of “coclear”, 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 κόχλοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κοχλίαςEvery word from Latin cochlea
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