Where does “albondiga” come from?
albondiga (English) comes from Spanish albóndiga, from Arabic بندق, from Ancient Greek Ποντικόν κάρυον, from Ancient Greek ποντικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
albondiga (English): A Spanish or Latin American variety of meatball
Definitions
- A Spanish or Latin American variety of meatball
Ancestry of “albondiga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | albóndiga | meatball |
| 2 | Arabic | بندق | hazelnut |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ποντικόν κάρυον | hazelnut |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ποντικός | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |