Where does “cochlea” come from?

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

cochlea (Latin): snail; snail shell; spiral

Definitions

  1. snail; snail shell; spiral

Ancestry of “cochlea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
2Ancient Greekκόχλοςshellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

Words derived from “cochlea

Every word from Ancient Greek κόχλος