Where does “tomatini” come from?

tomatini (English) comes from English tomato, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

tomatini (English): A martini cocktail made with tomato juice

Definitions

  1. A martini cocktail made with tomato juice

Ancestry of “tomatini”, step by step

tomatini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tomato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtomatoA widely cultivated plant, "Solanum...
2Spanishtomatetomato; tomatillo; hole
3Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
4Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo

via English martini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmartiniA cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth;...
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *toma- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tomātl →Every word from Spanish tomate →