Etymograph

English

albondiga

Albondiga comes from Spanish albóndiga ‘meatball’, from Andalusian Arabic بُنْدُق ‘the hazelnut’, and ultimately from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ρῠον ‘nut’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰ́ρῠονkắrŭon‘nut’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠοντικὸν κάρυον‘Pontic nut’
  3. Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CEpndk'‘hazelnut’
  4. Arabicc. 500–presentبُنْدُق‘hazelnut, pebble, bullet’
  5. Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600same formal-bunduqa‘the hazelnut’
  6. Spanishc. 1500–presentalbóndiga‘meatball’
  7. Englishearliest quotation 2007albondiga

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκᾰ́ρῠονkắrŭon‘nut’
  2. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠοντικὸν κάρυον‘Pontic nut’
  3. Middle Persianc. 300 BCE–900 CEpndk'‘hazelnut’
  4. Arabicc. 500–presentبُنْدُق‘hazelnut, pebble, bullet’
  5. Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600same formal-bunduqa‘the hazelnut’
  6. Spanishc. 1500–presentalbóndiga‘meatball’
  7. Englishearliest quotation 2007albondiga

Earliest quotation: 2007, Expanding the Options: “Tapas selections like Spanish omelets, mussels romesco, ceviche, jumbo…”

Every English word from Ancient Greek κᾰ́ρῠον

Today it means

noun A Spanish or Latin American variety of meatball.

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

Etymograph / Ancient Greek κᾰ́ρῠον / albondiga

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