Where does “cippollino” come from?

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

cippollino (Italian): a little onion

Definitions

  1. a little onion

Ancestry of “cippollino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancipollaonion; pocket watch
2Latincēpullaonion-bed, onion-field
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
Every word from Latin -ulus →Every word from Latin cēpulla →Every word from Italian cipolla →
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