Where does “cebolla” come from?
cebolla (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa.
cebolla (Spanish): onion
Ancestry of “cebolla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | cebolla | onion |
| 2 | Late Latin | cepulla | onion-bed, onion-field; small onion |
| 3 | Latin | cēpa | — |
Words derived from “cebolla”