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Where does “mochaccino” come from?

mochaccino (English) comes from English cappuccino, from Italian cappuccino, from Italian cappuccio, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

mochaccino (English): The coffee drink cappuccino made with chocolate

Definitions

  1. The coffee drink cappuccino made with chocolate

Ancestry of “mochaccino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcappuccinoAn Italian coffee-based beverage made from...
2ItaliancappuccinoCapuchin; cappuccino; French letter, rubber...
3Italiancappucciohood; cowl; top
4Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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