Where does “tiramisù” come from?
tiramisù (Italian) comes from Italian mi, from Latin mihi, from Latin egō, from Proto-Italic egō, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
tiramisù (Italian): tiramisu
Definitions
- tiramisu
Ancestry of “tiramisù”, step by step
tiramisù traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian mi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mi | me; The third note, mi; E |
| 2 | Latin | mihi | dative of ego, indirect object form; me; to me |
| 3 | Latin | egō | I; first person singular personal pronoun, nominative case |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | egō | I |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Italian tira su
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tira su | pick up |