Vitello
/viˈtɛl.lo/noun
An Italian word meaning a young calf, and by extension veal.
Did you know?Vitello comes from Latin vitellus, the diminutive of vitulus, meaning a young calf, and it shares a deep Indo-European root with words tied to life and youthful vigor.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷih₃-
“to live, be alive”
Latin
Latin
vitulus
“young calf”
Late Latin
Latin
vitellus
“little calf; veal”
Italian
Italian
vitello
“calf; veal”
Modern English
English
veal
“meat from a calf”