Where does “spirală” come from?

spirală (Romanian) comes from French spiral, from Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

spirală (Romanian): spiral

Definitions

  1. spiral

Ancestry of “spirală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchspiralspiral
2Medieval Latinspiralisspiraling
3LatinspiraA thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...
4Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
5Middle Frenchtrompe—
6Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
7Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet
Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Middle French trompe →