Where does “karakol” come from?

karakol (Cebuano) comes from Spanish caracol, from Vulgar Latin cochleare, from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας, from Ancient Greek κόχλος — shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

karakol (Cebuano): the imperial volute

Definitions

  1. the imperial volute

Ancestry of “karakol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaracolsnail; cochlea
2Vulgar Latincochleare
3Latincochleasnail; snail shell; spiral
4Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
5Ancient 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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