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

  1. An Italian sweet-and-sour sauce

Ancestry of “agrodolce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianagrodolcebittersweet; sweet and sour; sweet and sour sauce
2Italiandolcesweet; gentle, mild; luscious, sooth
3Latindulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥kú-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- →Every word from Latin dulcis →Every word from Italian dolce →