Where does “zucchina” come from?

zucchina (Italian) comes from Italian zucca, from Latin cucutia, from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

zucchina (Italian): courgette British, zucchini US

Definitions

  1. courgette British, zucchini US

Ancestry of “zucchina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianzuccapumpkin; marrow; squash
2Latincucutia—
3Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt

Words derived from “zucchina”

Every word from Latin cucurbita →Every word from Latin cucutia →Every word from Italian zucca →