Where does “marulă” come from?
marulă (Romanian) comes from Turkish marul, from Ottoman Turkish مارول, from Byzantine Greek μαρούλιον, from Ancient Greek ἀμαρούλιον, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.
marulă (Romanian): lettuce
Definitions
- lettuce
Ancestry of “marulă”, step by step
marulă traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish marul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | marul | lettuce |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | مارول | — |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | μαρούλιον | lettuce |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀμαρούλιον | — |
| 5 | Latin | amārus | bitter (taste) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mós | raw; uncooked; bitter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |
via Greek μαρούλι
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | μαρούλι | lettuce |