Where does “giuggiolo” come from?

giuggiolo (Italian) comes from Latin zizyphus, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος, from Ancient Greek σοφός — clever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...

giuggiolo (Italian): jujube (tree, Ziziphus jujuba)

Definitions

  1. jujube (tree, Ziziphus jujuba)

Ancestry of “giuggiolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinzizyphusjujube tree
2Ancient Greekζίζυφονjujube
3Ancient GreekΣίσυφοςSisyphus
4Ancient Greekσοφόςclever, skillful, cunning, able; intelligent,...
Every word from Ancient Greek σοφόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΣίσυφοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον