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Where does “mascarpone” come from?

mascarpone (English) comes from Italian mascarpone, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

mascarpone (English): A soft, creamy Italian cheese that is not pressed...

Definitions

  1. A soft, creamy Italian cheese that is not pressed...

Ancestry of “mascarpone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmascarponemascarpone
2Italian-oneAlterative suffix used to form augmentatives;...
3Latin-ō—
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →