Where does “chocolates” come from?
chocolates (French) comes from French chocolater, from French chocolat, from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl, from Nahuatl chicolātl.
chocolates (French): second-person singular present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person singular present indicative of...
Ancestry of “chocolates”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chocolater | To add chocolate to, to cover with chocolate |
| 2 | French | chocolat | chocolate; chocolate-coloured; deceived; tricked;... |
| 3 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 4 | Classical Nahuatl | chocolātl | A drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others) |
| 5 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |