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Where does “remolatsa” come from?

remolatsa (Tagalog) comes from Spanish remolacha, from Italian ramolaccio, from Latin armoracium, from Latin armŏrăcĭa, from Ancient Greek ἀρμορακία.

remolatsa (Tagalog): beet; sugar beet

Definitions

  1. beet; sugar beet

Ancestry of “remolatsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishremolachabeet; sugar beet; red beet
2Italianramolaccioradish; horseradish
3Latinarmoracium—
4Latinarmŏrăcĭa—
5Ancient Greekἀρμορακία—
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