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Etymology of the Latin word spiralis

the Latin word spiralis (spiraling)
derived 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))
using the Latin suffix -alis

Derivations in other languages

French spiral

Usage

Word found in Medieval Latin, Scientific Latin



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