Where does “polpetta” come from?

polpetta (Italian) comes from Italian polpa, from Latin pulpa, from Old Latin pelpa, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

polpetta (Italian): meatball; rissole

Definitions

  1. meatball; rissole

Ancestry of “polpetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpolpapulp; flesh
2Latinpulpathe soft part of an animal's body; flesh; the...
3Old Latinpelpa—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “polpetta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Old Latin pelpa →Every word from Latin pulpa →