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Where does “barista” come from?

barista (English) comes from Italian barista, from English barrister, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją.

barista (English): A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for...

Definitions

  1. A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for...

Ancestry of “barista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbaristabarman , barmaid , bartender , barista
2EnglishbarristerA lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an...
3EnglishBar—
4Germanbär—
5Middle High Germanbër—
6Old High GermanberiA berry
7Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
8Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “barista”

  • barista
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →