Where does “cipolin” come from?

cipolin (English) comes from Italian cipollino, from Italian cipolla, from Latin cēpulla, from Latin -ulus — Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...

cipolin (English): A whitish marble from Rome, containing pale...

Definitions

  1. A whitish marble from Rome, containing pale...

Ancestry of “cipolin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancipollinocipolin (marble)
2Italiancipollaonion; pocket watch
3Latincēpullaonion-bed, onion-field
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
Every word from Latin -ulus →Every word from Latin cēpulla →Every word from Italian cipolla →