caracol

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

snail

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/kaɾaˈkɔl/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Uncertain. Possibly from a derivation of Vulgar Latin *cochleār, Latin cochlea (“snail”), from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”). Compare with culler (“spoon”). Alternatively, possibly of pre-Roman Indo-European origin.