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Where does “spira” come from?

spira (Latin) comes from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

spira (Latin): A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...

Definitions

  1. A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...

Ancestry of “spira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
2Middle Frenchtrompe—
3Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
4Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

Words derived from “spira”

  • spiral
  • spirally
  • leptospirosis
  • planispiral
  • spiralbound
  • leptospira
  • planispirally
  • spiralian
  • spirality
  • paucispiral
  • multispiral
  • nonspiral
  • spirifer
  • leptospiremia
  • spiralize
  • spirula
  • spiralization
  • spiralwise
  • subspiral
  • spiraliform
  • spirallike
  • spiralise
  • minispiral
  • spirallikeness
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