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Where does “nocciola” come from?

nocciola (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin nuceola, from Latin nuceus, from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

nocciola (Italian): hazelnut, filbert; hazel

Definitions

  1. hazelnut, filbert; hazel

Ancestry of “nocciola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinnuceola—
2Latinnuceus—
3LatinnuxA nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or...
4Proto-Italicknuks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “nocciola”

  • nocciolato
  • nocciolaio
  • nocciolaia
  • nocciolina
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