Where does “broccolo” come from?
broccolo (English) comes from Italian broccolo, from Italian -òlo, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
broccolo (English): Rare form of broccoli
Definitions
- Rare form of broccoli
Ancestry of “broccolo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | broccolo | broccoli; stupid person |
| 2 | Italian | -òlo | used to form a diminutive of a masculine noun, indicating small size or youth |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |