Where does “cavolaio” come from?
cavolaio (Italian) comes from Italian cavolo, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
cavolaio (Italian): cabbage bed, cabbage patch; cabbage field
Definitions
- cabbage bed, cabbage patch; cabbage field
Ancestry of “cavolaio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cavolo | cabbage; Euphemistic form of cazzo; the deuce,... |
| 2 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |