Where does “broccoli” come from?

broccoli (Italian) comes from Latin broccus, from Gaulish brokkos, from Proto-Celtic brokkos — badger.

broccoli (Italian): plural of broccolo

Definitions

  1. plural of broccolo

Ancestry of “broccoli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbroccusA person having projecting teeth, a buck-toothed...
2Gaulishbrokkos—
3Proto-Celticbrokkosbadger

Words derived from “broccoli”

Every word from Proto-Celtic brokkos →