Where does “conopidă” come from?

conopidă (Romanian) comes from Greek κουνουπίδι, from Ottoman Turkish قرنابیت, from Arabic قَرْنَبِيط, from Ancient Greek κραμβίδιον, from Ancient Greek κράμβη — cabbage.

conopidă (Romanian): cauliflower

Definitions

  1. cauliflower

Ancestry of “conopidă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκουνουπίδιcauliflower
2Ottoman Turkishقرنابیتcauliflower, a variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
3Arabicقَرْنَبِيط
4Ancient Greekκραμβίδιον
5Ancient Greekκράμβηcabbage
Every word from Ancient Greek κράμβηEvery word from Ancient Greek κραμβίδιονEvery word from Arabic قَرْنَبِيط
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