Where does “gelatine” come from?
gelatine (French) comes from Italian gelatina, from Italian gelare, from Latin gelō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
gelatine (French): gelatine
Definitions
- gelatine
Ancestry of “gelatine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | gelatina | gelatin |
| 2 | Italian | gelare | To freeze, to chill, to frost; To freeze; To be... |
| 3 | Latin | gelō | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |