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