Where does “semola” come from?
semola (English) comes from Italian semola, from Latin simila, from Aramaic סְמִידָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯.
semola (English): semolina
Ancestry of “semola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | semola | semolina; bran |
| 2 | Latin | simila | wheat flour; second-person singular present... |
| 3 | Aramaic | סְמִידָא | — |
| 4 | Akkadian | 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 | — |