Conchology
‘the science of shells and shellfish’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
conch < Lat. concha ‘shellfish, mollusk’ < Gk. konkhē ‘mussel, cockle’ also metaphoric of shell-like objects + -ology < ongk < konkho- < Tamil aṅku
Conchology
‘the science of shells and shellfish’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
conch < Lat. concha ‘shellfish, mollusk’ < Gk. konkhē ‘mussel, cockle’ also metaphoric of shell-like objects + -ology < ongk < konkho- < Tamil aṅku
English words derived from Tamil aṅku connotating 'bend'