Where does “barista” come from?
barista (Cebuano) comes from English barista, from Italian barista, from English barrister, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi.
barista (Cebuano): a barista
Ancestry of “barista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | barista | A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for... |
| 2 | Italian | barista | barman , barmaid , bartender , barista |
| 3 | English | barrister | A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an... |
| 4 | English | Bar | — |
| 5 | German | bär | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | bër | — |
| 7 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |