Where does “gelato” come from?
gelato (Italian) comes from Latin gelātus, from French gélatine, from Italian gelatina, from Italian gelare, from Latin gelō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
gelato (Italian): past participle of gelare; icy, frozen, very...
Definitions
- past participle of gelare; icy, frozen, very...
Ancestry of “gelato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | gelātus | frozen, congealed, having been frozen |
| 2 | French | gélatine | gelatine |
| 3 | Italian | gelatina | gelatin |
| 4 | Italian | gelare | To freeze, to chill, to frost; To freeze; To be... |
| 5 | Latin | gelō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |