Where does “cioccolato” come from?
cioccolato (Italian) comes from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl, from Nahuatl chicolātl.
cioccolato (Italian): chocolate
Definitions
- chocolate
Ancestry of “cioccolato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 2 | 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) |
| 3 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |