Where does “ratatouille” come from?

ratatouille (Dutch) comes from French ratatouille, from Occitan ratatolha, from French touiller, from Latin tudiculare — to grind, to mix.

ratatouille (Dutch): ratatouille: a traditional French Provençal...

Definitions

  1. ratatouille: a traditional French Provençal...

Ancestry of “ratatouille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchratatouilleA traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable...
2Occitanratatolha—
3Frenchtouillerto stir, toss
4Latintudiculareto grind, to mix
Every word from Latin tudiculare →Every word from French touiller →Every word from Occitan ratatolha →