Where does “broccoli” come from?

broccoli (Romanian) comes from Italian broccoli, from Latin broccus, from Gaulish brokkos, from Proto-Celtic brokkos — badger.

broccoli (Romanian): broccoli

Definitions

  1. broccoli

Ancestry of “broccoli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbroccoliplural of broccolo
2LatinbroccusA person having projecting teeth, a buck-toothed...
3Gaulishbrokkos—
4Proto-Celticbrokkosbadger
Every word from Proto-Celtic brokkos →