Where does “couve-flor” come from?
couve-flor (Portuguese) comes from Italian cavolfiore, from Italian fiore, from Latin flōrem, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
couve-flor (Portuguese): cauliflower
Definitions
- cauliflower
Ancestry of “couve-flor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cavolfiore | cauliflower |
| 2 | Italian | fiore | flower, bloom, blossom; surface; pl clubs |
| 3 | Latin | flōrem | — |
| 4 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |