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Where does “bruschetta” come from?

bruschetta (Italian) comes from Italian bruscare, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

bruschetta (Italian): bruschetta; A soup consisting of olive oil,...

Definitions

  1. bruschetta; A soup consisting of olive oil,...

Ancestry of “bruschetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbruscareto clean with a scrubbing brush; to toast
2Romanian-re-ing, -ation
3Latin-āre—
4Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “bruschetta”

  • bruschetta
  • bruschetta
  • brusqueta
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