Where does “caffè latte” come from?
caffè latte (Danish) comes from Italian caffè latte, from Italian caffellatte, from Italian latte, from Italian -eria, from Spanish -ería, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
caffè latte (Danish): caffè latte, latte
Ancestry of “caffè latte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | caffè latte | Alternative form of caffellatte |
| 2 | Italian | caffellatte | coffee and hot milk, served separately in two... |
| 3 | Italian | latte | milk; plural of latta |
| 4 | Italian | -eria | Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place... |
| 5 | Spanish | -ería | Turns a noun into a store or restaurant that... |
| 6 | Latin | -āria | — |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |