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Where does “cebolla” come from?

cebolla (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa.

cebolla (Spanish): onion

Definitions

  1. onion

Ancestry of “cebolla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcebollaonion
2Late Latincepullaonion-bed, onion-field; small onion
3Latincēpa—

Words derived from “cebolla”

  • cebollita
  • cebolleta
  • sibuyas
  • sibuyas bombay
  • bombay
  • balat-sibuyas
  • sibuyas
  • siwulla
  • sefoja
  • sewoyo
Every word from Latin cēpa →