Where does “chokladbit” come from?
chokladbit (Swedish) comes from Swedish bit, from English bit, from Middle English bitte, from Old English byt, from Proto-Germanic *buttjā, from Latin buttia, from Ancient Greek βούττιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
chokladbit (Swedish): a chocolate, a piece of chocolate
Definitions
- a chocolate, a piece of chocolate
Ancestry of “chokladbit”, step by step
chokladbit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bit | a piece (forming a part of some whole) |
| 2 | English | bit | A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and... |
| 3 | Middle English | bitte | A flexible container for water or wine; a waterskin or wineskin |
| 4 | Old English | byt | bottle, flagon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *buttjā | — |
| 6 | Latin | buttia | cask, barrel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βούττιον | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Swedish choklad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | choklad | chocolate |
| 2 | French | chocolat | chocolate; chocolate-coloured; deceived; tricked;... |
| 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 | — |