Where does “delicatessen” come from?
Delicatessen comes from German Delikatessen, from German Delikatesse, from French délicatesse, derived from French -esse added to Latin delicatus, meaning delightful or pleasant, from Latin delicia meaning delight or pleasure, with the suffix Latin -ia.
delicatessen (English): A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready...
Definitions
- A shop that sells cooked or prepared foods ready...
Ancestry of “delicatessen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Delikatessen | plural of Delikatesse |
| 2 | French | délicatesse | delicacy; delicateness |
| 3 | Middle French | delicat | delicate |
| 4 | Latin | delicatus | alluring, charming, delightful; voluptuous; soft,... |
| 5 | Latin | dēliciae | delight, pleasure |
| 6 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |