Where does “spiră” come from?

spiră (Romanian) comes from French spire, from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

spiră (Romanian): whirl

Definitions

  1. whirl

Ancestry of “spiră”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchspireturn
2LatinspiraA thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...
3Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
4Middle Frenchtrompe—
5Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
6Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet
Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Middle French trompe →
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