Where does “aperitivus” come from?
aperitivus (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin apertivus, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.
aperitivus (Medieval Latin): opening
Ancestry of “aperitivus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | apertivus | that cause or causes to open, opening |
| 2 | Latin | aperiō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |
Words derived from “aperitivus”