Where does “cannolu” come from?
cannolu (Sicilian) comes from Latin cannula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
cannolu (Sicilian): cannoli; a traditional Sicilian specialty pastry...
Definitions
- cannoli; a traditional Sicilian specialty pastry...
Ancestry of “cannolu”, step by step
cannolu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin cannula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cannula | A small or low reed |
| 2 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Sicilian canna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | canna | reed, stick, rattan; a cane, rod, instrument, or... |