Where does “caracole” come from?

caracole (French) comes from Spanish caracol, from Vulgar Latin cochleare, from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας, from Ancient Greek κόχλος — shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

caracole (French): caracole; snail; inflection of caracoler: ##...

Definitions

  1. caracole; snail; inflection of caracoler: ##...

Ancestry of “caracole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaracolsnail; cochlea
2Vulgar Latincochleare
3Latincochleasnail; snail shell; spiral
4Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
5Ancient Greekκόχλοςshellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

Words derived from “caracole

Every word from Ancient Greek κόχλος