Where does “ajoblanco” come from?

ajoblanco (Spanish) comes from Spanish blanco, from Proto-Germanic blankaz, from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- — to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch.

ajoblanco (Spanish): a soup from Andalusia, Spain, made of bread, ground almonds, garlic, and olive oil; it is served cold

Definitions

  1. a soup from Andalusia, Spain, made of bread, ground almonds, garlic, and olive oil; it is served cold

Ancestry of “ajoblanco”, step by step

ajoblanco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish blanco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishblancowhite; argent; target
2Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch

via Spanish ajo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishajogarlic; profanity, curse word
2Latinalliumlate form of ālium
3Proto-Indo-Europeanālu-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhleg- →