Where does “appetiser” come from?
appetiser (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.
appetiser (English): Alternative spelling of appetizer
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of appetizer
Ancestry of “appetiser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 10 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 11 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 12 | Latin | în | — |
| 13 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |