Where does “forellino” come from?

forellino (Italian) comes from Italian foro, from Latin forum, from Proto-Italic *forom — forum.

forellino (Italian): small hole

Definitions

  1. small hole

Ancestry of “forellino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianforoforum; court; hole
2Latinforumpublic place, marketplace, forum
3Proto-Italic*foromforum
Every word from Proto-Italic *forom →Every word from Latin forum →Every word from Italian foro →