Where does “lasagne” come from?
lasagne (Italian) comes from Italian lasagna, from Vulgar Latin lasania, from Latin lasanum, from Ancient Greek λάσανον — trivet or stand for a pot.
lasagne (Italian): plural of lasagna; lasagna
Definitions
- plural of lasagna; lasagna
Ancestry of “lasagne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | lasagna | a food made of flat sheets of pasta alternated... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | lasania | — |
| 3 | Latin | lasanum | A cooking pot; A closestool |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λάσανον | trivet or stand for a pot |
Words derived from “lasagne”