Where does “карто́фель” come from?
карто́фель (Russian) comes from German kartoffel, from German Tartüffel, from Italian tartufolo, from Italian tartufo, from Medieval Latin territuberum, from Latin terrae, from Latin terra, from Proto-Italic terzā — dry.
карто́фель (Russian): potato
Definitions
- potato
Ancestry of “карто́фель”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kartoffel | potato |
| 2 | German | Tartüffel | — |
| 3 | Italian | tartufolo | Synonym of tartufo; Synonym of topinambur |
| 4 | Italian | tartufo | truffle; hypocrite; tartuffe; first-person... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | territuberum | — |
| 6 | Latin | terrae | nominative plural of terra; genitive singular of... |
| 7 | Latin | terra | ground, dry land; earth, soil, dirt; Earth's... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | terzā | earth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ters-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |