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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

  1. shell; dish; scallop; typo, misprint

Ancestry of “coquille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinconchilia—
2Latinconchyliumshellfish; oyster; purple
3Ancient Greekκογχύλιονsmall mussel
4Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “coquille”

  • coquille
  • кокиль
  • coquillage
  • coquillette
  • coquillier
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