The story
- Latin · derived fromcaulis
- English todaycauliflower
From 16th century cole-florye, equivalent to cole (from Latin caulis) + flower, reformed to more closely match the Latin etymon. By surface analysis, caul(is) + -i- + flower. Cognate with French chou-fleur, Italian cavolfiore.
Words from the same roots
Latincaulis all →
colekalegobicauliscawl
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.