Where does “colhar” come from?

colhar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin coclear, from Latin coclea — Alternative form of cochlea; snail shell.

Ancestry of “colhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincocleara spoonful; a spoon
2LatincocleaAlternative form of cochlea; snail shell
Every word from Latin cocleaEvery word from Latin coclear
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