Where does “forchiaio” come from?
forchiaio (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...
forchiaio (Italian): spork
Definitions
- spork
Ancestry of “forchiaio”, step by step
forchiaio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian cucchiaio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cucchiaio | spoon; spoonful; tablespoon; tablespoonful; chip;... |
| 2 | Latin | cochleārium | snailery, snail-pen, enclosure for edible snails |
| 3 | Latin | cochleār | a spoon |
| 4 | Latin | cochlea | snail; snail shell; spiral |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κοχλίας | snail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κόχλος | shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing... |