Where does “aperitivare” come from?

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

aperitivare (Italian): to drink an apéritif

Definitions

  1. to drink an apéritif

Ancestry of “aperitivare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaperitivoan apéritif; an appetizer; in Italy, a period of...
2Frenchapéritifapéritif
3Medieval Latinaperitivusopening
4Latinapertivusthat cause or causes to open, opening
5Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Latin aperiō →Every word from Latin apertivus →