Where does “caracollo” come from?

caracollo (Italian) comes 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...

caracollo (Italian): caracole

Definitions

  1. caracole

Ancestry of “caracollo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaracolsnail; cochlea
2Vulgar Latincochleare—
3Latincochleasnail; snail shell; spiral
4Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
5Ancient Greekκόχλοςshellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

Words derived from “caracollo”

Every word from Ancient Greek κόχλος →Every word from Ancient Greek κοχλίας →Every word from Latin cochlea →