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Where does “cochleare” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cochleare”, 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 “cochleare”

  • caracole
  • caracol
  • caracol
  • caracolear
  • caracola
  • caracole
  • caracole
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