Where does “kartoffel” come from?
kartoffel (German) comes from German Tartüffel, from Italian tartufolo, from Italian tartufo, from Medieval Latin territuberum, from Latin terrae, from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā, from Proto-Indo-European ters-eh₂ — dry.
kartoffel (German): potato
Definitions
- potato
Ancestry of “kartoffel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tartüffel | — |
| 2 | Italian | tartufolo | Synonym of tartufo; Synonym of topinambur |
| 3 | Italian | tartufo | truffle; hypocrite; tartuffe; first-person... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | territuberum | — |
| 5 | Latin | terrae | nominative plural of terra; genitive singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | terra | ground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | terzā | earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ters-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |