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Where does “cannolo” come from?

cannolo (Italian) comes from Italian -òlo, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

cannolo (Italian): little tube; cannoli

Definitions

  1. little tube; cannoli

Ancestry of “cannolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-òlo—
2Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
3Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—

Words derived from “cannolo”

  • cannolo
  • cannoli
Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →