Where does “mortadela” come from?

mortadela (Portuguese) comes from Italian mortadella, from Latin murtatum, from Latin Myrtus, from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.

mortadela (Portuguese): mortadella, baloney, bologna type of sausage

Definitions

  1. mortadella, baloney, bologna type of sausage

Ancestry of “mortadela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmortadellamortadella
2Latinmurtatum—
3LatinMyrtusmyrtle
4Ancient GreekΜύρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
5Semiticm-r-r—
Every word from Semitic m-r-r →Every word from Ancient Greek Μύρτος →Every word from Latin Myrtus →