Where does “zucchino” come from?

zucchino (English) comes from Italian zucchino, from Italian zucca, from Latin cucutia, from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

zucchino (English): Alternative form of zucchini

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of zucchini

Ancestry of “zucchino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianzucchinoAlternative form of zucchina; German-speaking...
2Italianzuccapumpkin; marrow; squash
3Latincucutia—
4Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt
Every word from Latin cucurbita →Every word from Latin cucutia →Every word from Italian zucca →
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