myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of vongola

Etymology of the Italian word vongola

the Italian word vongola

derived from the Neapolitan word vòngola

derived from the Latin word conchula (small mollusk, mussel, oyster)

derived from the Late Latin word concha (bivalve, oyster shell; holy-water font; mollusk, murex, oyster)

derived from the Greek word konche, κόγχη