Where does “cochlear” come from?
Cochlear derives from Latin cochlearis, from cochlea meaning snail shell, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yós, a suffix forming adjectives.
cochlear (English): Of or pertaining to the cochlea
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the cochlea
Ancestry of “cochlear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ar | Of, near, or pertaining to; Forming nouns such as... |
| 2 | Middle English | -ar | — |
| 3 | Old English | -ere | masculine agent suffix, originally applied only... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |