Where does “aperitivo” come from?

aperitivo (Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin aperitivus, from Latin apertivus, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

aperitivo (Portuguese): appetiser

Definitions

  1. appetiser

Ancestry of “aperitivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinaperitivusopening
2Latinapertivusthat cause or causes to open, opening
3Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Latin aperiō →Every word from Latin apertivus →