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
Ancestry of “apéritif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | aperitivus | opening |
| 2 | Latin | apertivus | that cause or causes to open, opening |
| 3 | Latin | aperiō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |
Words derived from “apéritif”