Where does “fusilli” come from?
fusilli (Italian) comes from Italian fusillo, from Italian fuso, from Latin fūsus, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
fusilli (Italian): plural of fusillo; a dish of fusilli
Definitions
- plural of fusillo; a dish of fusilli
Ancestry of “fusilli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | fusillo | short spiral pasta; fusilli; a dish of fusilli |
| 2 | Italian | fuso | past participle of fondere; past participle of... |
| 3 | Latin | fūsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 5 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 6 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “fusilli”