Where does “Choc Nut” come from?
Choc Nut (English) comes from English peanut, from English pea, from English pease, from Middle English pese, from Old English pise, from Late Latin pisa, from Latin pīsum, from Ancient Greek πίσον — pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum".
Ancestry of “Choc Nut”, step by step
Choc Nut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peanut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peanut | A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant... |
| 2 | English | pea | Any of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others |
| 3 | English | pease | To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile |
| 4 | Middle English | pese | A pea; The leguminous plant Pisum sativum;... |
| 5 | Old English | pise | pea |
| 6 | Late Latin | pisa | nominative plural of pisum; accusative plural of... |
| 7 | Latin | pīsum | pea, pease |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πίσον | Quoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πίσος | pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum" |
via English chocolate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chocolate | A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans; A... |
| 2 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | chocolātl | A drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others) |
| 4 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |