Where does “sorvetão” come from?
sorvetão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sorvete, from French sorbet, from Italian sorbetto, from Turkish şerbet, from Arabic شُرْبَة, from Ottoman Turkish چوربا, from Persian شوربا, from Persian شور — to wash.
Ancestry of “sorvetão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sorvete | sorbet frozen fruit juice |
| 2 | French | sorbet | sorbet, sherbet |
| 3 | Italian | sorbetto | sorbet, sherbet; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Turkish | şerbet | sherbet |
| 5 | Arabic | شُرْبَة | a drink; drink |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | چوربا | soup |
| 7 | Persian | شوربا | a kind of stew |
| 8 | Persian | شور | salty; excitement; uproar, clamor |
| 9 | Persian | شوریدن | to revolt, to rebel |
| 10 | Persian | شستن | to wash |