Where does “Fechterschnecke” come from?

Fechterschnecke (German) comes from German Fechter, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

Fechterschnecke (German): a true conch in the genus Strombus

Definitions

  1. a true conch in the genus Strombus

Ancestry of “Fechterschnecke”, step by step

Fechterschnecke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fechter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFechterfencer
2German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
3Old High German-āriused to form agent nouns
4Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-āriuser
7Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via German Schnecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchneckesnail, slug; An attractive woman; chick; The...
2Middle High Germansnëcke
3Old High Germansneggo
4Proto-Germanicsneggôsnail
5Proto-Germanic-gôAppended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from German -er