Where does “scorzetta” come from?

scorzetta (Italian) comes from Italian scorza, from Latin scortea, from Latin scortum, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scorzetta (Italian): zest (part of the peel of an orange, lemon etc.)

Definitions

  1. zest (part of the peel of an orange, lemon etc.)

Ancestry of “scorzetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscorzabark; husk, peel, skin; third-person singular...
2Latinscorteaa leather or hide garment, coat, or cloak; a...
3Latinscortuma skin, hide; a harlot, prostitute
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Latin scortum →