【No. 0788】The Etymology of Chocolate
Feb 13, 2017 22:24
Last week I bought a lot of chocolate.
However, since I didn't know where the word chocolate came from, today I searched the etymology on the Internet.
First, the word chocolate comes from Spanish.
The Spanish word chocolate comes from a Nahuatl word xocolatl.
Here, xocoli means bitter and atl means water.
Since the sound xo didn't exist in Spanish, it has come to be cho.
Originally, chocolate was treated as a medical drink among native Mexicans, and it was neither solid nor sweet.
It has spread to all over the world, continuously improved, then chocolate has become the feature like today.
However, since I didn't know where the word chocolate came from, today I searched the etymology on the Internet.
First, the word chocolate comes from Spanish.
The Spanish word chocolate comes from a Nahuatl word xocolatl.
Here, xocoli means bitter and atl means water.
Since the sound xo didn't exist in Spanish, it has come to be cho.
Originally, chocolate was treated as a medical drink among native Mexicans, and it was neither solid nor sweet.
It has spread to all over the world, continuously improved, then chocolate has become the feature like today.
チョコレートの語源
先週、私は大量のチョコレートを買いました。
しかし、チョコレートという言葉がどこから来ているか理解していなかったので、今日はその語源をインターネットで調べました。
まず、日本語のチョコレート（および英語の chocolate）は、スペイン語の chocolate (チョコラテ) から来ています。
スペイン語の chocolate は、ナワトル語の xocolatl (ショコラトール) から来ており、xocolli は「苦い」を、atl は「水」を意味します。
スペイン語には xo (ショ) の音がなかったため、cho (チョ) となりました。
もともとはメキシコ原住民の間で薬用飲料として飲まれており、固形でもなく、甘くもありませんでした。
これが世界に広がり、改良が重ねられ、現在にようになったとされています。
先週、私は大量のチョコレートを買いました。
しかし、チョコレートという言葉がどこから来ているか理解していなかったので、今日はその語源をインターネットで調べました。
まず、日本語のチョコレート（および英語の chocolate）は、スペイン語の chocolate (チョコラテ) から来ています。
スペイン語の chocolate は、ナワトル語の xocolatl (ショコラトール) から来ており、xocolli は「苦い」を、atl は「水」を意味します。
スペイン語には xo (ショ) の音がなかったため、cho (チョ) となりました。
もともとはメキシコ原住民の間で薬用飲料として飲まれており、固形でもなく、甘くもありませんでした。
これが世界に広がり、改良が重ねられ、現在にようになったとされています。
Corrections (4)
No. 1 rsail
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Toru
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rsail
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No. 2 robinyu
- Last week I bought a lot of chocolate.
- Last week, I bought a lot of chocolate.
- However, since I didn't know where the word 'chocolate' came from, today I searched the etymology on the Internet.
- However, since I didn't know where the word 'chocolate' came from, I searched its etymology on the Internet.
- First, the word 'chocolate' comes from Spanish.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- The Spanish word 'chocolate' comes from a Nahuatl word 'xocolatl'.
- The Spanish word 'chocolate' comes from the Nahuatl word 'xocolatl'.
- Here, 'xocoli' means 'bitter' and 'atl' means 'water'.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- Since the sound 'xo' didn't exist in Spanish, it has come to be 'cho'.
- Since the sound 'xo' didn't exist in Spanish, it became 'cho'.
- Originally, chocolate was treated as a medical drink among native Mexicans, and it was neither solid nor sweet.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- It has spread to all over the world, continuously improved, then chocolate has become the feature like today.
- Over time, it spread to all over the world, continuously improved, and has become what it is known today.
Good overall!
Toru
Thank you so much for correcting my post! :)
Thank you so much for correcting my post! :)
No. 3 JayfeatherRex
- The Etymology of Chocolate
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- First, the word 'chocolate' comes from Spanish.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- Here, 'xocoli' means 'bitter' and 'atl' means 'water'.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
- Originally, chocolate was treated as a medical drink among native Mexicans, and it was neither solid nor sweet.
- This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
Toru
Thank you so much for checking my post! :)
Thank you so much for checking my post! :)
JayfeatherRex
No problem! I'm happy to do so.
No problem! I'm happy to do so.
No. 4 南蛮人
> Originally, chocolate was treated as a medical drink among native Mexicans, and it was neither solid nor sweet.
People forget that originally cocoa was looked at by the natives as a stimulant, not unlike the way we today look at coffee.
Toru
Oh, I didn't know that. Thank you for letting me know the interesting fact :)
Oh, I didn't know that. Thank you for letting me know the interesting fact :)