English
mozzarella
Mozzarella comes from Italian mozzare ‘to cut off’, and goes back to Latin mutilus ‘mutilated’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmutilus‘mutilated’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmutilōas mutilare‘to cut off, crop’
- Italianc. 1300–presentmozzare‘to cut off’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentmozzarella
- Englishearliest quotation 2017mozzarella
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmutilus‘mutilated’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmutilōas mutilare‘to cut off, crop’
- Italianc. 1300–presentmozzare‘to cut off’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentmozzarella
- Englishearliest quotation 2017mozzarella
Earliest quotation: 2017, KirbLaGoop, I Can’t Feel My Face: “Ooh, yeah, stack that mozzarella, check a big bag…”
The story
The meaning of money derives from the early Bay Area hip-hop scene since early and is found for various food terms, including cheddar and cheese.
Linked words
through Latin mutilō ‘to cut off, crop’
Today it means
noun Soft Italian or Italian-style cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin mutilus / mozzarella