The story
- Aramaicסְמִידָא
- Latinsimila
- Italiansemola
- Italiansemolino
- English todaysemolina
From earlier semolino, borrowed from Italian semolino, diminutive of semola, from Latin simila (“finest wheat flour”). Compare regional German Semmel (“bread roll”).
Words from the same roots
Latinsimila all →
semlasemolasimnel cake
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.