Where does “spire” come from?

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

spire (French): turn

Definitions

  1. turn

Ancestry of “spire”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spire”

Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Middle French trompe →