Where does “sorbet” come from?
sorbet (French) comes from Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet, from Arabic شُرْبَة, from Ottoman Turkish چوربا, from Persian شوربا, from Persian شور, from Persian شوریدن, from Persian شستن.
sorbet (French): sorbet, sherbet
Ancestry of “sorbet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sorbetto | sorbet, sherbet; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Turkish | şerbet | sherbet |
| 3 | Arabic | شُرْبَة | a drink; drink |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | چوربا | — |
| 5 | Persian | شوربا | a kind of stew |
| 6 | Persian | شور | salty; excitement; uproar, clamor |
| 7 | Persian | شوریدن | — |
| 8 | Persian | شستن | — |
Words derived from “sorbet”