Where does “Spirochaetae” come from?

Spirochaetae (Translingual) comes from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

Spirochaetae (Translingual): phylum

Definitions

  1. phylum

Ancestry of “Spirochaetae”, step by step

Spirochaetae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin spira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinspiraA thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...
2Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
3Middle Frenchtrompe—
4Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
5Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

via Ancient Greek χαίτη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχαίτηloose, flowing hair; used especially of back...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeh₂it-curly hair
Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Middle French trompe →