Where does “rapa daikon” come from?
rapa daikon (Italian) comes from Italian rapa, from Latin rāpa, from Latin rāpum, from Proto-Indo-European rap-.
rapa daikon (Italian): daikon radish Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus
Definitions
- daikon radish Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus
Ancestry of “rapa daikon”, step by step
rapa daikon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian rapa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | rapa | turnip; inflection of rapare: ## third-person... |
| 2 | Latin | rāpa | — |
| 3 | Latin | rāpum | turnip |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rap- | — |
via Italian daikon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | daikon | — |