Where does “apéritif” come from?

apéritif (French) comes from Medieval Latin aperitivus, from Latin apertivus, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

apéritif (French): apéritif

Definitions

  1. apéritif

Ancestry of “apéritif”, step by step

apéritif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin aperitivus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinaperitivusopening
2Latinapertivusthat cause or causes to open, opening
3Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

via Latin aperīre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaperīre—

Words derived from “apéritif”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Latin aperiō →Every word from Latin apertivus →