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
- butter curler
Ancestry of “arricciaburro”, step by step
arricciaburro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian burro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | burro | butter |
| 2 | Old French | bure | butter |
| 3 | Latin | būtȳrum | butter |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βούτυρον | butter |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τυρός | cheese |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | tūrós | cheese |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tuh₂-ró-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Italian arricciare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | arricciare | to curl; to render; to gather |
| 2 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 3 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 4 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 5 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |