Where does “amontillado” come from?

amontillado (English) comes from Spanish amontillado, from Spanish á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amontillado (English): A pale, dry sherry from Montilla

Definitions

  1. A pale, dry sherry from Montilla

Ancestry of “amontillado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishamontilladoamontillado
2Spanishá-a-, non-, -less
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Spanish á- →