English

Italian tomato

From Italian + tomato, from being a commonly encountered type of tomato in Italian cuisine.

Oscan 𐌅𐌝𐌕𐌄𐌋𐌉𐌞 ‘land of bulls’

Ancient Greek Ῑ̓ταλίᾱ

Latin Italia ‘Italy’

Medieval Latin Italiānus

Middle English Italian

Proto-Nahuan *toma-tl

Classical Nahuatl tomatl ‘a tomatillo, solanaceae family’

Spanish tomate ‘tomato (plant)’

Today it means

noun Synonym of Roma tomato.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Italian tomato