Where does “modżajto” come from?
modżajto (Polish) comes from English mojito, from Spanish mojito, from Spanish mojo, from Spanish mojar, from Vulgar Latin molliare, from Latin molliāre, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis — to soften, to melt.
modżajto (Polish): mojito
Definitions
- mojito
Ancestry of “modżajto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mojito | A Cuban cocktail, generally made from rum, lime,... |
| 2 | Spanish | mojito | mojito |
| 3 | Spanish | mojo | A type of spicy red sauce from the Canary Islands... |
| 4 | Spanish | mojar | to moisten; to make wet, to wet; to dip |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | molliare | to soften by soaking; second-person singular... |
| 6 | Latin | molliāre | soak, drench |
| 7 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 8 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |