Where does “görkorcsolya” come from?
görkorcsolya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian korcsolya, from Italian chiocciola, from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας, from Ancient Greek κόχλος — shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...
görkorcsolya (Hungarian): roller skate
Definitions
- roller skate
Ancestry of “görkorcsolya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | korcsolya | skate |
| 2 | Italian | chiocciola | snail |
| 3 | Latin | cochlea | snail; snail shell; spiral |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κοχλίας | snail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόχλος | shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing... |