Where does “cogolo” come from?

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

cogolo (Italian): a round pebble; cabochon; a kind of net

Definitions

  1. a round pebble; cabochon; a kind of net

Ancestry of “cogolo”, 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...
Every word from Ancient Greek κόχλος →Every word from Ancient Greek κοχλίας →Every word from Latin cochlea →