Where does “arancino” come from?
arancino (English) comes from Italian arancino, from Italian arancio, from Italian arancia, from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ — date palm.
arancino (English): A baked rice ball, filled with cheese or other...
Definitions
- A baked rice ball, filled with cheese or other...
Ancestry of “arancino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | arancino | Of, or relating to oranges; Resembling the colour... |
| 2 | Italian | arancio | orange |
| 3 | Italian | arancia | orange |
| 4 | French | Orange | Orange |
| 5 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 6 | Old Spanish | naranja | orange |
| 7 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 8 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 9 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 10 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 11 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |