Where does “sciroppo” come from?
sciroppo (Italian) comes from Arabic شراب, from Ottoman Turkish چوراب, from Persian جوراب, from Persian گورب, from Middle Persian gōrab.
sciroppo (Italian): syrup; first-person singular present of...
Definitions
- syrup; first-person singular present of...
Ancestry of “sciroppo”, step by step
sciroppo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic شراب
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Arabic | شراب | drink, beverage; wine; fruit syrup, syrup |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چوراب | sock; stocking |
| 3 | Persian | جوراب | sock; stocking |
| 4 | Persian | گورب | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | gōrab | — |
via Medieval Latin siruppus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | siruppus | — |
| 2 | Arabic | شَرَاب | wine, beverage; beverage; a drink, beverage,... |
| 3 | Arabic | شَرِبَ | to drink |
Words derived from “sciroppo”