Hola Emilio:
La palabra castellana concha proviene del latin conchula, y esta a su
vez
del griego konche; si, es posible que el ingles la haya tomado del
castellano, de la misma forma que el castellano ha tomado palabras del
ingles.
 
La palabra concha ha debido tener gran importancia en tiempos de
Chaucer,
cuando la peregrinacion a Santiago de Compostela era algo muy importante
y
el simbolo de este viaje era la concha; en Santiago se ha usado mucho
como
elemento de adorno en arquitectura. Se demostraba que se habia realizado
la
peregrinacion mostrando la concha recogida en Santiago; en el mercado
negro
se vendian conchas a quienes querian ser peregrinos graduados sin la
molestia del viaje. Existen diversas opiniones acerca de cual era
exactammente la especie involucrada.
?quien la conoce?
 
Un saludo de Emilio para Emilio y para todos los concheros o
conchofilos.
 
Hola Emilio:
 
The Castillian word CONCHA arised from the Latin conchula, and then this
word arised from the Greek konche; yes, it is possible that the English
language borrowed it from the Castillian, in the same form as Castillian
has
borrowed words from the English.
 
The word CONCHA was important in the times of Chaucer, when the
peregrination to Santiago de Compostela was so important and the symbol
of
the voyage was a conch; the conch was used a lot in Santiago as a
decorative
element in architecture. The possesion of a conch taken at Santiago was
the
proof of have done the pilgrimage; but in the black market you could
obtain
conchs that graduate you as pilgrim without the perils of the voyage;
there
are diverse opinions about which was exactly the used species.
 
Who knows it?
 
Un saludo de Emilio para Emilio y para todos los concheros y
conchofilos.