Where does “coquillette” come from?

coquillette (French) comes from French coquille, 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.

coquillette (French): pasta shell

Definitions

  1. pasta shell

Ancestry of “coquillette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoquilleshell; dish; scallop; typo, misprint
2Vulgar Latinconchilia
3Latinconchyliumshellfish; oyster; purple
4Ancient Greekκογχύλιονsmall mussel
5Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐονEvery word from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον
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