Where does “bobarista” come from?
bobarista (English) comes from English boba, from Chinese 波霸, from Cantonese 波霸, from Cantonese 波, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal — to rise, to be tall; hill.
bobarista (English): A person who prepares bubble tea (boba) for customers
Definitions
- A person who prepares bubble tea (boba) for customers
Ancestry of “bobarista”, step by step
bobarista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English boba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boba | Synonym of tapioca pearl; Short for boba tea |
| 2 | Chinese | 波霸 | busty woman; huge-breasted girl; large tapioca... |
| 3 | Cantonese | 波霸 | breast, tapioca pearl |
| 4 | Cantonese | 波 | — |
| 5 | English | Ball | surname |
| 6 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 7 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 8 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 9 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 10 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |
via English barista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barista | A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for... |
| 2 | Italian | barista | barman male, barmaid female, bartender North American, barista |
| 3 | English | barrister | A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an... |
| 4 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 5 | German | bär | — |
| 6 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 7 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |