Where does “σορμπέ” come from?
σορμπέ (Greek) comes from French sorbet, from Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet, from Arabic شُرْبَة, from Ottoman Turkish چوربا, from Persian شوربا, from Persian شور, from Persian شوریدن — to wash.
σορμπέ (Greek): sorbet dessert of frozen sweetened water with flavouring
Definitions
- sorbet dessert of frozen sweetened water with flavouring
Ancestry of “σορμπέ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sorbet | sorbet, sherbet |
| 2 | Italian | sorbetto | sorbet, sherbet; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Turkish | şerbet | sherbet |
| 4 | Arabic | شُرْبَة | a drink; drink |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | چوربا | soup |
| 6 | Persian | شوربا | a kind of stew |
| 7 | Persian | شور | salty; excitement; uproar, clamor |
| 8 | Persian | شوریدن | to revolt, to rebel |
| 9 | Persian | شستن | to wash |