Etymograph

English

spiralian

From spiral + -ian.

A compound of spiral + -ian

Proto-Indo-European *sper- ‘to twist’

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Ancient Greek σπεῖρα ‘wreath, coil, twist’

Latin spīra ‘a thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound’

Medieval Latin spiralis ‘spiraling’

Middle French spirale

English spiral

Today it means

noun Any animal belonging to the superphylum Spiralia, known for their spiral cleavage pattern.

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