Where does “coquille” come from?
coquille (French) comes from Vulgar Latin conchilia, from Latin conchylium, from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
coquille (French): shell; dish; scallop; typo, misprint
Definitions
- shell; dish; scallop; typo, misprint
Ancestry of “coquille”, step by step
coquille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin conchilia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | conchilia | — |
| 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 |