Where does “bergamota” come from?

bergamota (Portuguese) comes from Italian bergamotta, from Ottoman Turkish بك آرمودی.

bergamota (Portuguese): mandarin; bergamot

Definitions

  1. mandarin; bergamot

Ancestry of “bergamota”, step by step

bergamota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian bergamotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianbergamottaA type of pear, Pyrus persica
2Ottoman Turkishبك آرمودی—

via Russian бергамо́т

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбергамо́тbergamot

Words derived from “bergamota”

Every word from Ottoman Turkish بك آرمودی →Every word from Italian bergamotta →