Etymology of the Latin word spirula
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))
Derivations in Latin
SpirulinaDerivations in other languages
English
spirulaUsage
Word found in Late Latin, New Latin
