Where does “caracollare” come from?

caracollare (Italian) comes from Italian caracollo, from Spanish caracol, from Vulgar Latin cochleare, from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας, from Ancient Greek κόχλος — shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

caracollare (Italian): to caracole of a horse or rider

Definitions

  1. to caracole of a horse or rider

Ancestry of “caracollare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancaracollocaracole
2Spanishcaracolsnail; cochlea
3Vulgar Latincochleare
4Latincochleasnail; snail shell; spiral
5Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
6Ancient Greekκόχλοςshellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...
Every word from Ancient Greek κόχλοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κοχλίαςEvery word from Latin cochlea