Where does “scungilli” come from?
scungilli (English) comes from Neapolitan sconciglio, from Latin conchylium, from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
scungilli (English): whelk
Ancestry of “scungilli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Neapolitan | sconciglio | Mulex sea snail |
| 2 | Latin | conchylium | shellfish; oyster; purple |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κογχύλιον | small mussel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |