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