Where does “appeteaser” come from?
appeteaser (English) comes from English appetizer, from English appetize, from English appetizing, from French appétissant, from French appétit, from Middle French appetit, from Old French apetit, from Latin appetitus — in.
appeteaser (English): A teasing appetizer
Definitions
- A teasing appetizer
Ancestry of “appeteaser”, step by step
appeteaser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English appetizer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appetizer | A small, light, and usually savory first course... |
| 2 | English | appetize | To whet the appetite |
| 3 | English | appetizing | That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite;... |
| 4 | French | appétissant | appetizing |
| 5 | French | appétit | appetite |
| 6 | Middle French | appetit | appetite; appetite; want; desire; longing |
| 7 | Old French | apetit | appetite |
| 8 | Latin | appetitus | an attack, assault; passionate desire or longing;... |
| 9 | Latin | appetō | to strive for, reach after (something), try to get |
| 10 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 11 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 12 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 13 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English teaser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | teaser | One who teases or pokes fun; A person or thing... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |