Where does “spiricle” come from?

spiricle (English) comes from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

spiricle (English): One of certain minute coiled threads in the...

Definitions

  1. One of certain minute coiled threads in the...

Ancestry of “spiricle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinspiraA thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...
2Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
3Middle Frenchtrompe—
4Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
5Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet
Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Middle French trompe →