Where does “ghinda” come from?

ghinda (Italian) comes from Romanian ghindă, from Latin glāns, from Proto-Italic glānts, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- — acorn.

ghinda (Italian): Synonym of cavobuono; inflection of ghindare: ##...

Definitions

  1. Synonym of cavobuono; inflection of ghindare: ##...

Ancestry of “ghinda”, step by step

ghinda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ghindă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianghindăacorn; clubs
2Latinglānsan acorn, nut; any acorn-shaped fruit; a beechnut, chestnut
3Proto-Italicglānts—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelh₂-acorn

via Spanish guinda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishguindasour cherry
2Proto-Germanicwīhsilōsour cherry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱs-mistletoe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic glānts →Every word from Latin glāns →
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