Where does “mockito” come from?

mockito (English) comes from English mojito, from Spanish mojito, from Spanish mojo, from Spanish mojar, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis — to soften, to melt.

mockito (English): An alcohol-free drink resembling a mojito...

Definitions

  1. An alcohol-free drink resembling a mojito...

Ancestry of “mockito”, step by step

mockito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mojito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmojitoA Cuban cocktail, generally made from rum, lime,...
2Spanishmojitomojito
3SpanishmojoA type of spicy red sauce from the Canary Islands...
4Spanishmojarto moisten; to make wet, to wet; to dip
5Vulgar Latinmolliareto soften by soaking; second-person singular...
6Latinmolliāresoak, drench
7Latinmollissoft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
8Latinmolduis
9Proto-Italicmoldus
10Proto-Indo-European*ml̥dussoft, weak
11Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via English mock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmockAn imitation, usually of lesser quality; Mockery,...
2Middle Englishmokken
3Old Frenchmocquer
4Middle Dutchmockento mumble
5Proto-Germanicmukkijaną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmūg-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld-
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