Where does “cucchiaio” come from?
cucchiaio (Italian) comes 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...
cucchiaio (Italian): spoon; spoonful; tablespoon; tablespoonful; chip;...
Definitions
- spoon; spoonful; tablespoon; tablespoonful; chip;...
Ancestry of “cucchiaio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cochleārium | snailery, snail-pen, enclosure for edible snails |
| 2 | Latin | cochleār | a spoon |
| 3 | Latin | cochlea | snail; snail shell; spiral |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κοχλίας | snail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόχλος | shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing... |