Where does “‛nduja” come from?
‛nduja (Sicilian) comes from Old French andoille, from Latin inductilis, from Latin inductus, from Latin indūcō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
Ancestry of “‛nduja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | andoille | — |
| 2 | Latin | inductilis | — |
| 3 | Latin | inductus | led or conducted; exhibited; introduced |
| 4 | Latin | indūcō | — |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | în | — |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |