Where does “margarita” come from?

Margarita comes from Spanish margarita, from Latin margarita, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης, originally meaning pearl.

margarita (English): A cocktail made with tequila, an orange-flavoured...

Definitions

  1. A cocktail made with tequila, an orange-flavoured...

Ancestry of “margarita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmargaritadaisy; pearl; margarita
2Latinmargarītapearl
3Ancient Greekμαργαρίτηςpearl; a type of Egyptian plant
4Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita- →Every word from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης →Every word from Latin margarīta →