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Where does “bergamote” come from?

bergamote (French) comes from German Bergamotte, from Italian bergamotto, from Portuguese bergamota, from Italian bergamotta, from Ottoman Turkish بك آرمودی.

bergamote (French): bergamot, a pear cultivar; bergamot, a...

Definitions

  1. bergamot, a pear cultivar; bergamot, a...

Ancestry of “bergamote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBergamotte—
2Italianbergamotto—
3Portuguesebergamotamandarin; bergamot
4ItalianbergamottaA type of pear, Pyrus persica
5Ottoman Turkishبك آرمودی—

Words derived from “bergamote”

  • bergamot
  • bergamottin
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