Where does “kouyer” come from?

kouyer (Mauritian Creole) comes from French cuillère, from Old French cuilliere, 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...

kouyer (Mauritian Creole): spoon

Definitions

spoon

Ancestry of “kouyer”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	cuillère	spoon
2	Old French	cuilliere	small spoon
3	Latin	cochleārium	snailery, snail-pen, enclosure for edible snails
4	Latin	cochleār	a spoon
5	Latin	cochlea	snail; snail shell; spiral
6	Ancient Greek	κοχλίας	snail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
7	Ancient Greek	κόχλος	shellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

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