English
elicoidali
Elicoidali comes from Italian elicoidale ‘helicoid’, from Ancient Greek ἑλικοειδής ‘spiral’, and ultimately from ἕλιξ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἕλιξ‘anything twisted, winding or in a spiral’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἑλικοειδής‘spiral’
- Italianc. 1300–presentelicoide‘helical, spiral’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentelicoidaleas elicoidali‘helicoid’
- Englishtodayelicoidali
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἕλιξ‘anything twisted, winding or in a spiral’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἑλικοειδής‘spiral’
- Italianc. 1300–presentelicoide‘helical, spiral’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentelicoidaleas elicoidali‘helicoid’
- Englishtodayelicoidali
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *welH- ‘to turn’
well, walk, wall, volume, revolution, evolution, involve, valve, vault, evolve, revolt, vulgar, waltz, divulge, convoluted, voluminous, vagrant, vulva, gauche, wale, vulgate, convolution, involution, voluble, valvular, valise, 75 more
through Ancient Greek εἰλέω ‘to turn, wind’
through Ancient Greek ἕλιξ ‘anything twisted, winding or in a spiral’
Today it means
noun A form of ridged tubular pasta, similar to rigatoni.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἕλιξ / elicoidali