Where does “tuorlo” come from?

tuorlo (Italian) comes from Latin torulus, from Latin torus, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

tuorlo (Italian): yolk, egg yolk

Definitions

  1. yolk, egg yolk

Ancestry of “tuorlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorulusa tuft of hair
2Latintorusa swelling, protuberance, bulge, knot; the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Latin torus →