Where does “Gatorade” come from?
Gatorade is a 20th-century English proprietary blend combining gator, short for alligator, with the Spanish suffix -ado, ultimately from Latin -atus and Proto-Indo-European -tós.
Gatorade (English): A sports drink sold by The Gatorade Company; Any...
Definitions
- A sports drink sold by The Gatorade Company; Any...
Ancestry of “Gatorade”, step by step
Gatorade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ade | A drink made from a fruit, especially a fizzy one |
| 2 | English | lemonade | A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon,... |
| 3 | French | limonade | Lemonade; a serving of lemonade; A soda with a... |
| 4 | Italian | limonata | feminine singular of limonato; lemonade;... |
| 5 | Italian | limonare | to exchange amorous comments, caresses, etc. with... |
| 6 | Italian | limone | lemon |
| 7 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 8 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 9 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 10 | Mundari | lembu | — |
via English gator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gator | Alligator |
| 2 | English | alligator | Either of two species of large amphibious... |
| 3 | English | alligater | — |
| 4 | Spanish | lagarto | lizard; beer |
| 5 | Old Spanish | lagarto | lizard |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *lacartum | — |
| 7 | Latin | lacertus | Alternative form of lacerta: a lizard; The... |
| 8 | Latin | lacerta | lizard; ablative singular of lacerta |