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