Where does “cavolfiore” come from?

cavolfiore (Italian) comes from Italian fiore, from Latin flōrem, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

cavolfiore (Italian): cauliflower

Definitions

  1. cauliflower

Ancestry of “cavolfiore”, step by step

cavolfiore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian fiore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfioreflower, bloom, blossom; surface; pl clubs
2Latinflōrem—
3Latinflōsflower, blossom
4Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Italian cavolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancavolocabbage; Euphemistic form of cazzo; the deuce,...
2Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
3Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

Words derived from “cavolfiore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →