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Where does “bodega” come from?

bodega (Dutch) comes from Spanish bodega, from Old Spanish bodega, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος — to push, to hit.

bodega (Dutch): bodega, winery, wine bar; bodega, storeroom,...

Definitions

  1. bodega, winery, wine bar; bodega, storeroom,...

Ancestry of “bodega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbodegacellar; winery; stockroom, storeroom
2Old Spanishbodega—
3Latinapothēca—
4Ancient Greekἀποθήκηrepository, storehouse, warehouse
5Ancient Greekἀποτίθημιto put away
6Ancient Greekἀπο-Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating...
7Ancient Greekἀπόfrom, away from; because of, as a result of
8Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
9Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
10Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
11Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
12Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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