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Where does “Romanesco” come from?

Romanesco (English) comes from Italian romanesco, from Italian -esco, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.

Romanesco (English): Romanesco broccoli, a light-green edible flower...

Definitions

  1. Romanesco broccoli, a light-green edible flower...

Ancestry of “Romanesco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianromanescoof or pertaining to the city of Rome or its...
2Italian-escoForms adjectives that indicate relationship,...
3Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
4Latin-ensisOf or from
5Latinarvumfield; farm land
6Latincolō—
7Latinquelō—
8Proto-Italickʷelō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “Romanesco”

  • romanesco
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