Etymology

gelati

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Today it means: gelato, Italian style ice-cream; a serving of gelato, often in a cone. Full definition →

Italian gelati ← Latin gelātus ← Proto-Indo-European *gel-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gel-“cold”
  2. Latin · derived fromgelātus
  3. Italian · borrowed fromgelati
  4. English todaygelati

Borrowed from Italian gelati, the plural form of gelato, from Latin gelātus, derived from gelū (“frost, chill”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”).

Words from the same roots

Latingelātus all →

gelato

Proto-Indo-European*gel- all →

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