Where does “cochleariform” come from?

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

cochleariform (English): spoon-shaped

Definitions

  1. spoon-shaped

Ancestry of “cochleariform”, 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 →