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Where does “cagarol” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cagarol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincochleara spoon; a spoonful
2Latincochleasnail; snail shell; spiral
3Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
4Ancient Greekκόχλοςshellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

Words derived from “cagarol”

  • escargot
  • escargots
  • эскарго
  • escargot
  • escargol
  • caragol
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