Where does “americano” come from?
americano (English) comes from Italian americano, from Italian America, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
americano (English): a drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot...
Definitions
- a drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot...
Ancestry of “americano”, step by step
americano traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian americano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | americano | American, United States, US, Yankee; American |
| 2 | Italian | America | — |
| 3 | New Latin | America | — |
| 4 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Spanish americano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | americano | of the Americas; of the United States; American |
| 2 | Spanish | -año | Used to form form adjectives or nouns derived from Latin |
| 3 | Latin | -ānus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
via Italian caffè americano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | caffè americano | an American-style black coffee (a normal espresso topped up with hot water) |