Where does “sorbet” come from?
sorbet (Polish) comes from French sorbet, from Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet, from Arabic شُرْبَة, from Ottoman Turkish چوربا, from Persian شوربا, from Persian شور, from Persian شوریدن — to wash.
sorbet (Polish): sorbet, sherbet
Definitions
- sorbet, sherbet
Ancestry of “sorbet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sorbet | sorbet, sherbet |
| 2 | Italian | sorbetto | sorbet, sherbet; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Turkish | şerbet | sherbet |
| 4 | Arabic | شُرْبَة | a drink; drink |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | چوربا | soup |
| 6 | Persian | شوربا | a kind of stew |
| 7 | Persian | شور | salty; excitement; uproar, clamor |
| 8 | Persian | شوریدن | to revolt, to rebel |
| 9 | Persian | شستن | to wash |