Where does “limaçon” come from?
limaçon (French) comes from Latin līmāx, from English limacology, from English -logy, from French -logie, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ — Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline.
limaçon (French): snail; spiral staircase
Definitions
- snail; spiral staircase
Ancestry of “limaçon”, step by step
limaçon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin līmāx
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | līmāx | slug, snail |
| 2 | English | limacology | The scientific study of slugs |
| 3 | English | -logy | A branch of learning; a study of a particular... |
| 4 | French | -logie | -logy |
| 5 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -λογῐ́ᾱ | Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline |