Where does “pârjoală” come from?
pârjoală (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian пържола, from Turkish pirzola, from Venetian brisiòła, from French brisolée, from Italian braciola, from Italian -òlo, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον.
pârjoală (Romanian): meatball
Definitions
- meatball
Ancestry of “pârjoală”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | пържола | — |
| 2 | Turkish | pirzola | cutlet, chop a cut of meat with a piece of bone attached |
| 3 | Venetian | brisiòła | — |
| 4 | French | brisolée | — |
| 5 | Italian | braciola | chop; steak |
| 6 | Italian | -òlo | used to form a diminutive of a masculine noun, indicating small size or youth |
| 7 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |