Where does “ciocolatiu” come from?
ciocolatiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian ciocolată, from Italian cioccolata, from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl, from Nahuatl chicolātl.
ciocolatiu (Romanian): chocolate-colored
Definitions
- chocolate-colored
Ancestry of “ciocolatiu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | ciocolată | chocolate |
| 2 | Italian | cioccolata | Alternative form of cioccolato; hot chocolate |
| 3 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 4 | 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) |
| 5 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |