Where does “tomate italienne” come from?
tomate italienne (French) comes from French tomate, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma-.
tomate italienne (French): Italian tomato
Ancestry of “tomate italienne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tomate | tomato; first/third-person singular present... |
| 2 | Spanish | tomate | tomato; tomatillo; hole |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | tomātl | tomato |
| 4 | Proto-Nahuan | *toma- | — |