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Where does “cucchiaia” come from?

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

cucchiaia (Italian): tablespoon; dipper, grab, scoop, bucket; trowel

Definitions

  1. tablespoon; dipper, grab, scoop, bucket; trowel

Ancestry of “cucchiaia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancucchiaiospoon; spoonful; tablespoon; tablespoonful; chip;...
2Latincochleārium—
3Latincochleār—
4Latincochleasnail; snail shell; spiral
5Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
6Ancient Greekκόχλοςshellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...
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