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Where does “ganache” come from?

ganache (French) comes from Italian ganascia, from Late Latin ganathus, from Ancient Greek γνάθος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₂dʰ-os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₂dʰ-.

ganache (French): jawbone; face; fool, numskull

Definitions

  1. jawbone; face; fool, numskull

Ancestry of “ganache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianganasciajaw; fishplate; brake shoe
2Late Latinganathus—
3Ancient Greekγνάθοςjaw; point, edge; type of stone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₂dʰ-os—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₂dʰ-—

Words derived from “ganache”

  • ganache
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