Where does “cipollino” come from?

cipollino (Italian) comes from Italian cipolla, from Latin cēpulla, from Latin -ulus — Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...

cipollino (Italian): cipolin (marble)

Definitions

  1. cipolin (marble)

Ancestry of “cipollino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancipollaonion; pocket watch
2Latincēpullaonion-bed, onion-field
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...

Words derived from “cipollino”

Every word from Latin -ulus →Every word from Latin cēpulla →Every word from Italian cipolla →