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 — to wash.
sorbet (French): sorbet, sherbet
Definitions
- sorbet, sherbet
Ancestry of “sorbet”, step by step
sorbet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian sorbetto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sorbetto | sorbet, sherbet; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Turkish | şerbet | sherbet |
| 3 | Arabic | شُرْبَة | a drink; drink |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | چوربا | soup |
| 5 | Persian | شوربا | a kind of stew |
| 6 | Persian | شور | salty; excitement; uproar, clamor |
| 7 | Persian | شوریدن | to revolt, to rebel |
| 8 | Persian | شستن | to wash |
via Middle French sorbet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | sorbet | — |