Where does “maritozzo” come from?
maritozzo (English) comes from Italian maritozzo, from Italian marito, from Latin marītus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
maritozzo (English): A kind of sweet Italian bun
Definitions
- A kind of sweet Italian bun
Ancestry of “maritozzo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | maritozzo | maritozzo |
| 2 | Italian | marito | husband; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | marītus | — |
| 4 | Latin | mās | — |
| 5 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |