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Where does “gelso” come from?

gelso (Italian) comes from Italian Celso, from Latin celsus, from Latin cellō, from Indo-European *kelH-.

gelso (Italian): mulberry tree

Definitions

  1. mulberry tree

Ancestry of “gelso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianCelso—
2Latincelsuslofty, high, tall; haughty, arrogant, proud;...
3Latincellō—
4Indo-European*kelH-—

Words derived from “gelso”

  • gelseto
  • gelsicoltura
  • gelsicoltore
Every word from Indo-European *kelH- →