Where does “grissino” come from?

grissino (English) comes from Italian grissino, from Piedmontese grissin, from Piedmontese ghersa, from Latin crātis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

grissino (English): A narrow breadstick in Italian cuisine

Definitions

  1. A narrow breadstick in Italian cuisine

Ancestry of “grissino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangrissinobreadstick, grissino
2Piedmontesegrissin—
3Piedmonteseghersaline, row
4Latincrātiswickerwork
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Latin crātis →Every word from Piedmontese ghersa →
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