Etymology

russiano

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Today it means: Synonym of americano (“coffee”). Full definition →

English Americano ← Spanish americano ← Italian caffè americano
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The story

  1. Italian · derived fromcaffè americano
  2. Spanish · derived fromamericano
  3. English · derived fromAmericano
  4. English todayRussiano

Blend of Russia + Americano; From Russian, from English Americano, from Spanish americano, from Italian caffè americano, from being a version of the usual cup of American coffee. From the political climate in Russia and anti-Americanism. Folk etymology credits the coinage to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev in Russian in 2016, however, this is not correct, as the term already predates this, in Russian and in English.

Words from the same roots

Spanishamericano all →

kanoamericano

Italiancaffè americano all →

caffè americano

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.