Where does “pummarola” come from?
pummarola (Italian) comes from Neapolitan pummarola, from Italian pomodoro, from Italian oro, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus.
pummarola (Italian): tomato; tomato sauce, especially for pasta
Definitions
- tomato; tomato sauce, especially for pasta
Ancestry of “pummarola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neapolitan | pummarola | tomato |
| 2 | Italian | pomodoro | tomato |
| 3 | Italian | oro | gold; gold, gold medal; or |
| 4 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 5 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 7 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 8 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 9 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |