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Where does “cioccolataio” come from?

cioccolataio (Italian) comes from Italian cioccolato, from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl, from Nahuatl chicolātl.

cioccolataio (Italian): chocolate maker; chocolate seller

Definitions

  1. chocolate maker; chocolate seller

Ancestry of “cioccolataio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancioccolatochocolate
2Spanishchocolatechocolate; hot chocolate; hashish
3Classical Nahuatlchocolātl—
4Nahuatlchicolātl—
Every word from Nahuatl chicolātl →