English
cunca
Cunca comes from Galician cunca ‘bowl, ¹⁄₆₀ Galician bushel’, from Latin concha ‘mussel, vessel’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek κόγχη.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόγχηkónkhē‘shell, mussel’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcha‘mussel, vessel’
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500cunca
- Galicianmodernsame form‘bowl, ¹⁄₆₀ Galician bushel’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκόγχηkónkhē‘shell, mussel’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEconcha‘mussel, vessel’
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500cunca
- Galicianmodernsame form‘bowl, ¹⁄₆₀ Galician bushel’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Ancient Greek κόγχη ‘shell, mussel’
through Latin concha ‘mussel, vessel’
Today it means
noun A traditional Galician unit of dry measure, equivalent to about 1–1.5 L depending on the substance measured.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κόγχη / cunca