Where does “barista” come from?
barista (Italian) comes from English barrister, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.
barista (Italian): barman male, barmaid female, bartender North American, barista
Definitions
- barman male, barmaid female, bartender North American, barista
Ancestry of “barista”, step by step
barista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English barrister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barrister | A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an... |
| 2 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 3 | German | bär | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 5 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Italian bar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bar | bar; café |