Where does “tchul'lée” come from?
tchul'lée (Norman) comes from Norman tchulyi, 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...
tchul'lée (Norman): spoonful
Ancestry of “tchul'lée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | tchulyi | spoon |
| 2 | Latin | cochleārium | — |
| 3 | Latin | cochleār | — |
| 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... |