Where does “soffritto” come from?
soffritto (English) comes from Italian soffritto, from Italian soffriggere, from Italian so-, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
soffritto (English): Sautéed mixture of chopped onions, carrots and...
Definitions
- Sautéed mixture of chopped onions, carrots and...
Ancestry of “soffritto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | soffritto | past participle of soffriggere; soffritto; Having... |
| 2 | Italian | soffriggere | to fry slowly in oil or boiling fat, with only... |
| 3 | Italian | so- | under, beneath; Used in the formation of verbs... |
| 4 | Latin | sub- | sub- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |