Where does “colza” come from?
colza (Italian) comes from French colza, from Middle French colzat, from Dutch koolzaad, from Middle Dutch coolsaet, from Dutch zaad, from Dutch plant, from Middle Dutch plante, from Latin planta — flat.
colza (Italian): oilseed rape; canola
Ancestry of “colza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | colza | oilseed rape; canola |
| 2 | Middle French | colzat | — |
| 3 | Dutch | koolzaad | colza |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | coolsaet | — |
| 5 | Dutch | zaad | seed; sperm, semen |
| 6 | Dutch | plant | plant, any member of the kingdom Plantae;... |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | plante | — |
| 8 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |