Where does “cochleiform” come from?

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

cochleiform (English): Having the form of a snail shell

Definitions

  1. Having the form of a snail shell

Ancestry of “cochleiform”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincochleasnail; snail shell; spiral
2Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
3Ancient Greekκόχλοςshellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...
Every word from Ancient Greek κόχλος →