Where does “pizzoli” come from?
pizzoli (English) comes from English cannoli, from Italian cannoli, from Italian cannolo, from Italian -òlo, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā.
pizzoli (English): A pizza-like dish that has been rolled up like a cannoli
Definitions
- A pizza-like dish that has been rolled up like a cannoli
Ancestry of “pizzoli”, step by step
pizzoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cannoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cannoli | A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled... |
| 2 | Italian | cannoli | plural of cannolo |
| 3 | Italian | cannolo | little tube; cannoli |
| 4 | Italian | -òlo | used to form a diminutive of a masculine noun, indicating small size or youth |
| 5 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |