Where does “nojito” come from?
nojito (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.
nojito (English): A non-alcoholic mojito
Definitions
- A non-alcoholic mojito
Ancestry of “nojito”, step by step
nojito 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 Nō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nō | — |
| 2 | Middle English | no | no |
| 3 | Old English | nā | no |
| 4 | Old English | ne | not; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "... |
| 5 | Old English | ealles | completely, wholly, entirely; totally,... |
| 6 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |