Where does “mojitotini” come from?
mojitotini (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.
Ancestry of “mojitotini”, step by step
mojitotini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mojito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mojito | A Cuban cocktail, generally made from rum, lime,... |
| 2 | Spanish | mojito | mojito |
| 3 | Spanish | mojo | A type of spicy red sauce from the Canary Islands... |
| 4 | Spanish | mojar | to moisten; to make wet, to wet; to dip |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | molliare | to soften by soaking; second-person singular... |
| 6 | Latin | molliāre | soak, drench |
| 7 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 8 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
via English martini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | martini | A cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth;... |