Where does “mjólkursúkkulaði” come from?
mjólkursúkkulaði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic súkkulaði, from Danish chokolade, from German Schokolade, from French chocolat, from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl, from Nahuatl chicolātl.
mjólkursúkkulaði (Icelandic): milk chocolate
Definitions
- milk chocolate
Ancestry of “mjólkursúkkulaði”, step by step
mjólkursúkkulaði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic súkkulaði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | súkkulaði | chocolate |
| 2 | Danish | chokolade | chocolate; chocolate, cocoa |
| 3 | German | Schokolade | chocolate; cocoa drink |
| 4 | French | chocolat | chocolate; chocolate-coloured; deceived; tricked;... |
| 5 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 6 | 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) |
| 7 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |