Where does “zucchini” come from?

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

zucchini (Danish): courgette, squash, zucchini

Definitions

  1. courgette, squash, zucchini

Ancestry of “zucchini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianzucchinoAlternative form of zucchina; German-speaking...
2Italianzuccapumpkin; marrow; squash
3Latincucutia—
4Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt
Every word from Latin cucurbita →Every word from Latin cucutia →Every word from Italian zucca →