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

  1. cabbage bed, cabbage patch; cabbage field

Ancestry of “cavolaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancavolocabbage; Euphemistic form of cazzo; the deuce,...
2Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
3Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →