Where does “spirale” come from?

spirale (French) comes from Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

spirale (French): feminine singular of spiral; spiral; first-person...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of spiral; spiral; first-person...

Ancestry of “spirale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinspiralisspiraling
2LatinspiraA thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...
3Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
4Middle Frenchtrompe—
5Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
6Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

Words derived from “spirale”

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