Where does “escargot” come from?

escargot (French) comes from Occitan escargol, from Occitan caragol, from Occitan cagarol, from Vulgar Latin cochlear, from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας, from Ancient Greek κόχλος — shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

escargot (French): snail

Definitions

  1. snail

Ancestry of “escargot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanescargol—
2Occitancaragol—
3Occitancagarolsnail
4Vulgar Latincochleara spoon; a spoonful
5Latincochleasnail; snail shell; spiral
6Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
7Ancient Greekκόχλοςshellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

Words derived from “escargot”

Every word from Ancient Greek κόχλος →Every word from Ancient Greek κοχλίας →Every word from Latin cochlea →