Etymograph

English

Parma ham

Parma ham comes from English Parma ‘city in Italy’.

  1. English1500–presentParma‘city in Italy’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2007Parma ham

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. English1500–presentParma‘city in Italy’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2007Parma ham

Earliest quotation: 2007, World Trade Organization: “Secondly, the Panel's reasoning appears to be based on…”

A compound of Parma ‘city in Italy’ + ham

Latin Parma

Italian Parma

English Parma

Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m ‘leg’

Proto-Germanic *hamō

Proto-West Germanic *hammu

Old English hamm ‘inner or hind part of the knee, ham’

Middle English hamme ‘the back or inside of the knee’

English ham

Every English word from English Parma

Today it means

noun Prosciutto di Parma, a type of dry-cured ham from the Parma region of Italy.

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

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