Where does “zucchini” come from?

zucchini (American English) comes from Italian zucchini, from Italian zucchino, from Italian zucca, from Latin cucutia, from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

zucchini (American English): A courgette; a variety of squash, "Cucurbita...

Definitions

  1. A courgette; a variety of squash, "Cucurbita...

Ancestry of “zucchini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzucchiniplural of zucchino
2ItalianzucchinoAlternative form of zucchina; German-speaking...
3Italianzuccapumpkin; marrow; squash
4Latincucutia—
5Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt

Words derived from “zucchini”

Every word from Latin cucurbita →Every word from Latin cucutia →Every word from Italian zucca →