English
gelateria
Gelateria comes from Italian gelateria ‘a gelateria, a shop that sells ice cream or…’, from Latin gelātus ‘frost’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel- ‘cold’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gel-‘cold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelū‘frost, chill’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelō‘to freeze, congeal’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelātus‘frost’
- Italianc. 1300–presentgelato‘ice cream’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentgelateria‘a gelateria, a shop that sells ice cream or gelato’
- Englishearliest quotation 1991same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gel-‘cold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelū‘frost, chill’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelō‘to freeze, congeal’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEgelātus‘frost’
- Italianc. 1300–presentgelato‘ice cream’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentgelateria‘a gelateria, a shop that sells ice cream or gelato’
- Englishearliest quotation 1991same form
Earliest quotation: 1991, Bon Appétit: “As such, gelaterie are just as much a part…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gel- ‘cold’
children, child, cold, clean, cloud, globe, chill, cluster, colt, clout, clot, clough, glebe, ganglion, clod, globus, klutz, globulin, 49 more
through Latin gelū ‘frost, chill’
through Latin gelō ‘to freeze, congeal’
Today it means
noun A shop that sells gelato (Italian-style ice cream).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gel- / gelateria