Etymology of the English word spirula
the English word
spiruladerived from the Latin word
spiruladerived 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 spirula in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
