This name was given to a new French citizen.
Francesco Procopio Cutò (1651-1702)
He was said to have been born near Mount Etna in Italy. He was said to have created gelato as a child by mixing snow, honey, and fruit juice. As an adult, Procope would work for an Armenian owner of a kiosk in France selling lemonade and coffee.
François Procope (1702-27)
| Old Name | Change | Aesthetics/ Assimilation | New Name |
| Francesco | Frenchized name | Francois | |
| Procopio | Frenchized surname | – | |
| Cutò | – | Procope |
He would become the man known for inventing gelato.
Sources
- David, Elizabeth (20 January 2011). Harvest of the Cold Months: The Social History of Ice and Ices. Faber & Faber.
- Portinari, Folco (1987). Voglia di Gelato. Milano: Idea Libri.
- “Procopio Cutò.” Wikipedia.
- Quinzio, Geraldine M. (5 May 2009). “Early Ices and Ice Creams” (PDF). Of Sugar and Snow: A History of Ice Cream Making. University of California Press. p. 17.
- Stornello, Olga (October 2018). “Francesco Procopio dei Coltelli: the man who invented gelato”. Sicilian Post. Translated by Raciti, Francesco.