Where does “caragol” come from?

caragol (Occitan) comes from Occitan cagarol, 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 “caragol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitancagarolsnail
2Vulgar Latincochleara spoon; a spoonful
3Latincochleasnail; snail shell; spiral
4Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
5Ancient Greekκόχλοςshellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

Words derived from “caragol

Every word from Ancient Greek κόχλοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κοχλίαςEvery word from Latin cochlea
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