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Where does “coccia” come from?

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

coccia (Italian): sword guard, haft, hilt; shell; pate

Definitions

  1. sword guard, haft, hilt; shell; pate

Ancestry of “coccia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincochleasnail; snail shell; spiral
2Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
3Ancient Greekκόχλοςshellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

Words derived from “coccia”

  • cocciuto
  • cocciutamente
  • cozza
  • cocciutaggine
  • coccio
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