Where does “manicotti” come from?
manicotti (English) comes from Italian manicotti, from Italian manicotto, from Italian -etto, from English -et, from Middle English -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
manicotti (English): Wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury...
Definitions
- Wide tubes of pasta filled with a savoury...
Ancestry of “manicotti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | manicotti | plural of manicotto; muffs |
| 2 | Italian | manicotto | muff; sleeve; large tubes of pasta with a savoury... |
| 3 | Italian | -etto | Alterative suffix used to form melioratives,... |
| 4 | English | -et | Used to form diminutives, loosely construed |
| 5 | Middle English | -et | Forms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,... |
| 6 | Old French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun;... |
| 7 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |