Where does “cochlea” come from?

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

cochlea (Welsh): cochlea

Definitions

  1. cochlea

Ancestry of “cochlea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcochleaThe complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of...
2Latincochleasnail; snail shell; spiral
3Ancient Greekκοχλίαςsnail with a spiral-shell; spiral; spiral, snail...
4Ancient Greekκόχλοςshellfish with a spiral shell, used for dyeing...
Every word from Ancient Greek κόχλος