Where does “fusilli” come from?
fusilli (English) comes from Italian fusilli, from Italian fusillo, from Italian fuso, from Latin fūsus, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
fusilli (English): Pasta in the shape of short spirals
Definitions
- Pasta in the shape of short spirals
Ancestry of “fusilli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | fusilli | plural of fusillo; a dish of fusilli |
| 2 | Italian | fusillo | short spiral pasta; fusilli; a dish of fusilli |
| 3 | Italian | fuso | past participle of fondere; past participle of... |
| 4 | Latin | fūsus | — |
| 5 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 6 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 7 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |