Where does “kalette” come from?

kalette (English) comes from English Kale, from Ancient Greek Καλή.

kalette (English): A vegetable that is a hybrid of kale and Brussels...

Definitions

  1. A vegetable that is a hybrid of kale and Brussels...

Ancestry of “kalette”, step by step

kalette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Kale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKaleDaughter of Zeus
2Ancient GreekΚαλή—

via French calette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcalette—
Every word from Ancient Greek Καλή →Every word from English Kale →