Where does “caracoleta” come from?

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

caracoleta (Portuguese): garden snail (Cornu aspersum syn. Helix aspersa)

Definitions

  1. garden snail (Cornu aspersum syn. Helix aspersa)

Ancestry of “caracoleta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecaracolsnail; curl; cochlea
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...
Every word from Ancient Greek κόχλος →Every word from Ancient Greek κοχλίας →Every word from Latin cochlea →