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Where does “conchilia” come from?

conchilia (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin conchylium, from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “conchilia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinconchyliumshellfish; oyster; purple
2Ancient Greekκογχύλιονsmall mussel
3Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “conchilia”

  • coquille
  • кокиль
  • coquillage
  • coquillette
  • coquille
  • coquillier
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