Where does “브로콜리” come from?

브로콜리 (Korean) comes from English broccoli, from Italian broccoli, from Latin broccus, from Gaulish brokkos, from Proto-Celtic brokkos — badger.

브로콜리 (Korean): broccoli

Definitions

  1. broccoli

Ancestry of “브로콜리”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbroccoliA plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the...
2Italianbroccoliplural of broccolo
3LatinbroccusA person having projecting teeth, a buck-toothed...
4Gaulishbrokkos—
5Proto-Celticbrokkosbadger
Every word from Proto-Celtic brokkos →Every word from Gaulish brokkos →Every word from Latin broccus →