Where does “aperitivo” come from?

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

aperitivo (Spanish): apéritif; appetizer

Definitions

  1. apéritif; appetizer

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

Words derived from “aperitivo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Latin aperiō →Every word from Latin apertivus →