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Where does “arricciaburro” come from?

arricciaburro (Italian) comes from Italian burro, from Old French bure, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον, from Ancient Greek τυρός, from Proto-Hellenic tūrós, from Proto-Indo-European tuh₂-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

arricciaburro (Italian): butter curler

Definitions

  1. butter curler

Ancestry of “arricciaburro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianburrobutter
2Old Frenchbure—
3Latinbūtȳrum—
4Ancient Greekβούτυρονbutter
5Ancient Greekτυρόςcheese
6Proto-Hellenictūrós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantuh₂-ró-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
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