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Where does “romanesco” come from?

romanesco (Italian) comes from Italian -esco, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti — to turn.

romanesco (Italian): of or pertaining to the city of Rome or its...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to the city of Rome or its...

Ancestry of “romanesco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-escoForms adjectives that indicate relationship,...
2Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
3Latin-ensisOf or from
4Latinarvumfield; farm land
5Latincolō—
6Latinquelō—
7Proto-Italickʷelō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “romanesco”

  • Romanesco
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