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Where does “parmo” come from?

parmo (English) comes from English Parmesan, from Middle French parmesan, from Vulgar Latin *parmēsānus.

parmo (English): A north-eastern English dish of deep-fried...

Definitions

  1. A north-eastern English dish of deep-fried...

Ancestry of “parmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishParmesanFrom Parma; Someone from Parma; Alternative form...
2Middle Frenchparmesan—
3Vulgar Latin*parmēsānus—
Every word from Vulgar Latin *parmēsānus →