Etymology of the English word spirillum
the English word
spirillumderived from the New Latin word
Spirillumderived from the Classical Latin word
spira (coil)
derived from the Greek word
speira, σπεῖρα (a coil (spira, 'spire'); a mass of men (a Roman military cohort; also (by analogy) a squad of Levitical janitors))
Date
The earliest known usage of spirillum in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
