Where does “mandorla” come from?

mandorla (Galician) comes from Italian mandorla, from Vulgar Latin amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη — almond; peach stone.

mandorla (Galician): mandorla

Definitions

  1. mandorla

Ancestry of “mandorla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmandorlaalmond
2Vulgar Latinamandula—
3Latinamygdalaalmond tree; almond; tonsil
4Ancient Greekἀμυγδάληalmond; peach stone
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη →Every word from Latin amygdala →Every word from Vulgar Latin amandula →