Where does “brocoli” come from?

brocoli (Welsh) comes from English broccoli, from Italian broccoli, from Latin broccus, from Gaulish brokkos, from Proto-Celtic brokkos — badger.

brocoli (Welsh): broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)

Definitions

  1. broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica)

Ancestry of “brocoli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbroccoliA plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the...
2Italianbroccoliplural of broccolo
3LatinbroccusA person having projecting teeth, a buck-toothed...
4Gaulishbrokkos—
5Proto-Celticbrokkosbadger
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