Where does “mortadel·la” come from?
mortadel·la (Catalan) comes from Italian mortadella, from Latin murtatum, from Latin Myrtus, from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.
mortadel·la (Catalan): mortadella
Definitions
- mortadella
Ancestry of “mortadel·la”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mortadella | mortadella |
| 2 | Latin | murtatum | — |
| 3 | Latin | Myrtus | myrtle |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μύρτος | myrtle (Myrtus communis) |
| 5 | Semitic | m-r-r | — |