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Where does “cavoli” come from?

cavoli (Italian) comes from Italian cavolo, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.

cavoli (Italian): plural of cavolo

Definitions

  1. plural of cavolo

Ancestry of “cavoli”, 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—
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