Where does “agrodolce” come from?
agrodolce (English) comes from Italian agrodolce, from Italian dolce, from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- — sweet.
agrodolce (English): An Italian sweet-and-sour sauce
Definitions
- An Italian sweet-and-sour sauce
Ancestry of “agrodolce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | agrodolce | bittersweet; sweet and sour; sweet and sour sauce |
| 2 | Italian | dolce | sweet; gentle, mild; luscious, sooth |
| 3 | Latin | dulcis | sweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dl̥kú- | sweet |