Where does “boccale” come from?

boccale (Italian) comes from Italian bocca, from Latin bucca — the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

boccale (Italian): jug; mug; pannikin

Definitions

  1. jug; mug; pannikin

Ancestry of “boccale”, step by step

boccale traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian bocca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianboccamouth
2Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

via Latin baucalus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbaucalus—
2Koine Greekβαύκαλιςcontainer used for the cooling of wine

via Latin baucalis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbaucalis—
2Ancient Greekβαύκαλιςcontainer used for the cooling of wine

Words derived from “boccale”

Every word from Latin bucca →