Where does “appetize” come from?
appetize (English) comes from English appetizing, from French appétissant, from French appétit, from Middle French appetit, from Old French apetit, from Latin appetitus, from Latin appetō, from Latin ad- — in.
appetize (English): To whet the appetite
Definitions
- To whet the appetite
Ancestry of “appetize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appetizing | That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite;... |
| 2 | French | appétissant | appetizing |
| 3 | French | appétit | appetite |
| 4 | Middle French | appetit | appetite; appetite; want; desire; longing |
| 5 | Old French | apetit | appetite |
| 6 | Latin | appetitus | an attack, assault; passionate desire or longing;... |
| 7 | Latin | appetō | to strive for, reach after (something), try to get |
| 8 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 9 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 10 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 11 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |