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Where does “frittata” come from?

frittata (English) comes from Italian frittata, from Italian -ata, from Italian -ato, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

frittata (English): A form of omelette in which vegetables, cheese...

Definitions

  1. A form of omelette in which vegetables, cheese...

Ancestry of “frittata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfrittatafrittata
2Italian-ataUsed with a stem to form the feminine singular...
3Italian-atoUsed with a stem to form the past participle of...
4Latin-ātus—
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →