Where does “agrodolce” come from?

agrodolce (Italian) comes from Italian dolce, from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- — sweet.

agrodolce (Italian): bittersweet; sweet and sour; sweet and sour sauce

Definitions

  1. bittersweet; sweet and sour; sweet and sour sauce

Ancestry of “agrodolce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandolcesweet; gentle, mild; luscious, sooth
2Latindulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥kú-sweet

Words derived from “agrodolce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- →Every word from Latin dulcis →Every word from Italian dolce →