Where does “mirabolà” come from?
mirabolà (Catalan) comes from Middle French mirabolan, from Latin myrobalanum, from Ancient Greek μυροβάλανος, from Ancient Greek βάλανος, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́lanos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.
mirabolà (Catalan): myrobalan
Definitions
- myrobalan
Ancestry of “mirabolà”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | mirabolan | — |
| 2 | Latin | myrobalanum | ben nut |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μυροβάλανος | myrobalan |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάλανος | acorn; the tree that bears acorns, the oak;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́lanos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₂- | acorn |