Where does “croquembouche” come from?
croquembouche (French) comes from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
croquembouche (French): croquembouche French dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel
Definitions
- croquembouche French dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel
Ancestry of “croquembouche”, step by step
croquembouche traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 2 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 3 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via French bouche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bouche | mouth |
| 2 | Middle French | bouche | mouth |
| 3 | Old French | boche | mouth |
| 4 | Latin | bucca | the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE... |
via French croque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | croque | first-person singular present indicative of... |