Where does “brokkoli” come from?

brokkoli (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Italian broccoli, from Latin broccus, from Gaulish brokkos, from Proto-Celtic brokkos — badger.

brokkoli (Norwegian Nynorsk): broccoli; Brassica oleracea var. italica

Definitions

  1. broccoli; Brassica oleracea var. italica

Ancestry of “brokkoli”, step by step

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