Where does “莫吉托” come from?
莫吉托 (Chinese) comes from English mojito, from Spanish mojito, from Spanish mojo, from Spanish mojar, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis — to soften, to melt.
莫吉托 (Chinese): mojito
Ancestry of “莫吉托”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mojito | A Cuban cocktail, generally made from rum, lime,... |
| 2 | Spanish | mojito | mojito |
| 3 | Spanish | mojo | A type of spicy red sauce from the Canary Islands... |
| 4 | Spanish | mojar | to moisten; to make wet, to wet; to dip |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | molliare | to soften by soaking; second-person singular... |
| 6 | Latin | molliāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 8 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |