Where does “bom apetite” come from?
bom apetite (Portuguese) comes from French bon appétit, from French appétit, from Middle French appetit, from Old French apetit, from Latin appetitus, from Latin appetō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
bom apetite (Portuguese): bon appétit
Definitions
- bon appétit
Ancestry of “bom apetite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bon appétit | bon appétit, enjoy your meal |
| 2 | French | appétit | appetite |
| 3 | Middle French | appetit | appetite; appetite; want; desire; longing |
| 4 | Old French | apetit | appetite |
| 5 | Latin | appetitus | an attack, assault; passionate desire or longing;... |
| 6 | Latin | appetō | to strive for, reach after (something), try to get |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |