Etymology of the Latin word spira
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))
Derivations in Latin
spiralis,
spiro-,
Spirillum,
spirula,
Spiroplasma,
Spiratella,
Spirula,
semispirale,
spirifera,
spirorbisDerivations in other languages
English
spire, English
spiro-, English
spirolactone, French
spire, Italian
spirema, Italian
spira, Italian
spiritromba, Portuguese
espira, Spanish
espiraUsage
Word found in Classical Latin
