Where does “brócolis” come from?

brócolis (Spanish) comes from Spanish brócoli, from Italian broccoli, from Latin broccus, from Gaulish brokkos, from Proto-Celtic brokkos — badger.

brócolis (Spanish): plural of brócoli

Definitions

  1. plural of brócoli

Ancestry of “brócolis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbrócolibroccoli
2Italianbroccoliplural of broccolo
3LatinbroccusA person having projecting teeth, a buck-toothed...
4Gaulishbrokkos—
5Proto-Celticbrokkosbadger
Every word from Proto-Celtic brokkos →Every word from Gaulish brokkos →Every word from Latin broccus →