The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἕλιξ“something twisted”
- Latin · derived fromhelix
- English todayheliciculture
From helici- + culture, from the genus of snails Helix, from helix, from Latin helix, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “something twisted”).
Words from the same roots
Latinhelix all →
helix
Ancient Greekἕλιξ all →
helixheliclinehelico-helicotrema
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.