Etymology of the English word cochleate
the English word
cochleatederived from the Latin word
cochleatus (spiral, screw formed)
derived from the Latin word
cochlea (snail; snail shell; spiral)
derived from the Greek word
kochlias, κοχλίας (spiral, snail shell)
derived from the Greek word
kochlosusing the Latin suffix
-ataUsage
Word found in Modern English
