Where does “cochlear” come from?

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

cochlear (Vulgar Latin): a spoon; a spoonful

Definitions

  1. a spoon; a spoonful

Ancestry of “cochlear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincochleasnail; snail shell; spiral
2Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
3Ancient Greekκόχλοςshellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...

Words derived from “cochlear”

Every word from Ancient Greek κόχλος →Every word from Ancient Greek κοχλίας →Every word from Latin cochlea →