English
fettuccini
Fettuccini comes from Italian fettuccina ‘a form of tagliatella’, and goes back to fetta ‘slice’.
- Italianc. 1300–presentfetta‘slice’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentfettuccia‘wide form of fettuccine pasta’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentfettuccinaas fettuccine‘a form of tagliatella’
- Englishtodayfettuccini
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentfetta‘slice’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentfettuccia‘wide form of fettuccine pasta’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentfettuccinaas fettuccine‘a form of tagliatella’
- Englishtodayfettuccini
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- ‘to split’
boat, bet, bite, fiber, bitter, bait, fibre, fissile, abet, 25 more
through Latin findō ‘to cleave, break up, separate, divide, split,…’
through Italian fetta ‘slice’
Today it means
noun A long, broad, thick noodle; a type of pasta having this shape.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian fetta / fettuccini