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Where does “stromboli” come from?

stromboli (English) comes from Italian Stromboli, from Ancient Greek Στρογγύλη, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

stromboli (English): A type of turnover filled with various cheeses,...

Definitions

  1. A type of turnover filled with various cheeses,...

Ancestry of “stromboli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianStromboli—
2Ancient GreekΣτρογγύλη—
3Ancient Greek-ή—
4Ancient Greek-ᾱnominal suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →