Where does “cavatappi” come from?
cavatappi (English) comes from Italian cavatappi, from Italian cavare, from Latin cavō, from Latin cavus, from Proto-Italic kawos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱowh₁ós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewh₁- — to swell; to be strong.
cavatappi (English): A type of pasta in the form of spiral macaroni
Definitions
- A type of pasta in the form of spiral macaroni
Ancestry of “cavatappi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cavatappi | corkscrew |
| 2 | Italian | cavare | to take out, pull out, or extract forcefully; to... |
| 3 | Latin | cavō | to make hollow, hollow out, excavate |
| 4 | Latin | cavus | hollow, concave; excavated, channeled;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kawos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱowh₁ós | hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |