Where does “caramel apple” come from?
caramel apple (English) comes from English caramel, from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, from Latin calamellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
caramel apple (English): A dessert or snack made by dipping an apple in liquid heated caramel and often sprinkling with nuts etc., then allowing the caramel to cool and harden
Definitions
- A dessert or snack made by dipping an apple in liquid heated caramel and often sprinkling with nuts etc., then allowing the caramel to cool and harden
Ancestry of “caramel apple”, step by step
caramel apple traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English caramel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | caramel | A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by... |
| 2 | French | caramel | caramel, fudge |
| 3 | Spanish | caramelo | candy; caramel |
| 4 | Portuguese | caramelo | caramel; candy made of caramel; any candy |
| 5 | Latin | calamellus | A little reed or pen |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |