Where does “απεριτίφ” come from?

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

απεριτίφ (Greek): aperitif

Definitions

  1. aperitif

Ancestry of “απεριτίφ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchapéritifapéritif
2Medieval Latinaperitivusopening
3Latinapertivusthat cause or causes to open, opening
4Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Latin aperiō →Every word from Latin apertivus →