English
rapini
Rapini comes from Italian rapini, from rapa ‘turnip’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *rāpom.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rāpomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErāpumas rāpa‘turnip’
- Italianc. 1300–presentrapa‘turnip’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentrapinivariant of rapa
- Englishearliest quotation 2012same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rāpomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErāpumas rāpa‘turnip’
- Italianc. 1300–presentrapa‘turnip’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentrapinivariant of rapa
- Englishearliest quotation 2012same form
Earliest quotation: 2012, Giuliano Hazan, Open Road Media: “Bitter and salty foods often go very well together…”
Linked words
through Latin rāpum ‘turnip’
through Italian rapa ‘turnip’
Today it means
noun A vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subsp. ruvo, with green spiky leaves and a bitter taste.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *rāpom / rapini