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Where does “κοχλίας” come from?

κοχλίας (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κοχλίας, from Ancient Greek κόχλος — shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

κοχλίας (Greek): screw; worm gear; cochlea

Definitions

  1. screw; worm gear; cochlea

Ancestry of “κοχλίας”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
2Ancient Greekκόχλοςshellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...
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