Where does “sorbetteria” come from?
sorbetteria (Italian) comes from Italian sorbettare, from Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet, from Arabic شُرْبَة, from Ottoman Turkish چوربا, from Persian شوربا, from Persian شور, from Persian شوریدن — to wash.
Ancestry of “sorbetteria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sorbettare | to freeze; to endure, put up with |
| 2 | Italian | sorbetto | sorbet, sherbet; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Turkish | şerbet | sherbet |
| 4 | Arabic | شُرْبَة | a drink; drink |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | چوربا | soup |
| 6 | Persian | شوربا | a kind of stew |
| 7 | Persian | شور | salty; excitement; uproar, clamor |
| 8 | Persian | شوریدن | to revolt, to rebel |
| 9 | Persian | شستن | to wash |