Where does “cucchietta” come from?

cucchietta (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...

cucchietta (Italian): spork

Definitions

  1. spork

Ancestry of “cucchietta”, step by step

cucchietta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian cucchiaio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancucchiaiospoon; spoonful; tablespoon; tablespoonful; chip;...
2Latincochleāriumsnailery, snail-pen, enclosure for edible snails
3Latincochleāra spoon
4Latincochleasnail; snail shell; spiral
5Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
6Ancient Greekκόχλοςshellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

via Italian forchetta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianforchettafork; frog
2Italianforcafork; pitchfork; gallows, hanging tree
3LatinfurcaA two-pronged fork, pitchfork; A fork-shaped...
Every word from Ancient Greek κόχλοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κοχλίαςEvery word from Latin cochlea