Where does “branzino” come from?

branzino (English) comes from Italian branzino, from Venetian branza, from French branche, from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.

branzino (English): The European seabass, "Dicentrarchus labrax"

Definitions

  1. The European seabass, "Dicentrarchus labrax"

Ancestry of “branzino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianbranzinoEuropean seabass
2Venetianbranza—
3Frenchbranchebranch; first-person singular present indicative...
4Old Frenchbranchebranch
5Late Latinbrancafootprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw
6Gaulishvranca—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónkeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂ →Every word from Gaulish vranca →Every word from Late Latin branca →