Where does “bistro” come from?
bistro (Italian) comes from French bistre, from French bistrer, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
bistro (Italian): bistre; first-person singular present indicative...
Definitions
- bistre; first-person singular present indicative...
Ancestry of “bistro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bistre | bistre; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | French | bistrer | to darken, blacken; to be mesmerized |
| 3 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 5 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |