Where does “broccoflower” come from?

broccoflower (English) comes from English broccoli, from Italian broccoli, from Latin broccus, from Gaulish brokkos, from Proto-Celtic brokkos — badger.

broccoflower (English): Either of two edible plants of the species...

Definitions

  1. Either of two edible plants of the species...

Ancestry of “broccoflower”, step by step

broccoflower traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English broccoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbroccoliA plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the...
2Italianbroccoliplural of broccolo
3LatinbroccusA person having projecting teeth, a buck-toothed...
4Gaulishbrokkos
5Proto-Celticbrokkosbadger

via English cauliflower

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcauliflowerBrassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual...
2Englishcole-florye
Every word from Proto-Celtic brokkosEvery word from Gaulish brokkosEvery word from Latin broccus