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
- A narrow breadstick in Italian cuisine
Ancestry of “grissino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | grissino | breadstick, grissino |
| 2 | Piedmontese | grissin | — |
| 3 | Piedmontese | ghersa | line, row |
| 4 | Latin | crātis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |