Where does “borecole” come from?
borecole (English) comes from Dutch boerenkool, from Dutch kool, from Middle Dutch col, from Old Dutch kōl, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
borecole (English): A form of the kale plant, Brassica oleracea...
Definitions
- A form of the kale plant, Brassica oleracea...
Ancestry of “borecole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | boerenkool | Kale, curly kale, one of several cultivars of... |
| 2 | Dutch | kool | cabbage; coal; carbon |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | col | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | kōl | — |
| 5 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |