Where does “zeppola” come from?
zeppola (Italian) comes from Italian zeppa, from Italian zeppare, from Italian -are, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
zeppola (Italian): Diminutive of zeppa: a small wooden or metal...
Definitions
- Diminutive of zeppa: a small wooden or metal...
Ancestry of “zeppola”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | zeppa | a wedge-shaped piece of wood; in printing, a... |
| 2 | Italian | zeppare | To fill up completely; make chock full; To wedge |
| 3 | Italian | -are | Used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most... |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |