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Where does “farfalla” come from?

farfalla (Italian) comes from Swedish fälla, from Old Swedish fælla, from Old Norse fella, from Proto-Germanic fallijaną, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

farfalla (Italian): butterfly; bow tie; pasta in the shape of...

Definitions

  1. butterfly; bow tie; pasta in the shape of...

Ancestry of “farfalla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfällatrap; to fell; to make something fall; to fell;...
2Old Swedishfællato fell, cause to fall; to neglect; to prevent
3Old Norsefella—
4Proto-Germanicfallijanąto cause to fall, to fell
5Proto-Germanicfallanąto fall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
7Slovincianpól—
8Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

Words derived from “farfalla”

  • farfalle
  • farfalle
  • sfarfallare
  • sfarfallamento
  • sfarfallatura
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