Where does “preappetizer” come from?
preappetizer (English) comes from English appetizer, from English appetize, from English appetizing, from French appétissant, from French appétit, from Middle French appetit, from Old French apetit, from Latin appetitus — in.
preappetizer (English): An amuse-bouche
Definitions
- An amuse-bouche
Ancestry of “preappetizer”, step by step
preappetizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English appetizer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appetizer | A small, light, and usually savory first course... |
| 2 | English | appetize | To whet the appetite |
| 3 | English | appetizing | That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite;... |
| 4 | French | appétissant | appetizing |
| 5 | French | appétit | appetite |
| 6 | Middle French | appetit | appetite; appetite; want; desire; longing |
| 7 | Old French | apetit | appetite |
| 8 | Latin | appetitus | an attack, assault; passionate desire or longing;... |
| 9 | Latin | appetō | to strive for, reach after (something), try to get |
| 10 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 11 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 12 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 13 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |