Where does “gelateria” come from?
gelateria (English) comes from Italian gelateria, from Italian gelato, from Latin gelātus, from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, from Italian gelare, from Latin gelō, from Latin -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
gelateria (English): A shop that sells gelato
Definitions
- A shop that sells gelato
Ancestry of “gelateria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | gelateria | A gelateria, a shop that sells ice cream or... |
| 2 | Italian | gelato | past participle of gelare; icy, frozen, very... |
| 3 | Latin | gelātus | frozen, congealed, having been frozen |
| 4 | French | gélatine | gelatine |
| 5 | Italian | gelatina | gelatin |
| 6 | Italian | gelare | To freeze, to chill, to frost; To freeze; To be... |
| 7 | Latin | gelō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |