Where does “cannolo” come from?
cannolo (English) comes from Italian cannolo, from Italian -òlo, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.
cannolo (English): A tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Definitions
- A tube of fried pastry filled with ricotta
Ancestry of “cannolo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cannolo | little tube; cannoli |
| 2 | Italian | -òlo | — |
| 3 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |