Where does “lasagna” come from?
lasagna (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin lasania, from Latin lasanum, from Ancient Greek λάσανον — trivet or stand for a pot.
lasagna (Italian): a food made of flat sheets of pasta alternated...
Definitions
- a food made of flat sheets of pasta alternated...
Ancestry of “lasagna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | lasania | — |
| 2 | Latin | lasanum | A cooking pot; A closestool |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λάσανον | trivet or stand for a pot |
Words derived from “lasagna”