Etymograph

English

Russiano

Russiano comes from Spanish americano ‘American’, and goes back to Italian caffè americano.

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentcaffè americano‘an American-style black coffee’
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentamericano‘American’
  3. English1500–presentAmericano
  4. EnglishtodayRussiano

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentcaffè americano‘an American-style black coffee’
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentamericano‘American’
  3. English1500–presentAmericano
  4. EnglishtodayRussiano

A blend of Russia + Americano

Old East Slavic Русь

Medieval Latin Russia

English Russia

Italian (caffè) americano

English Americano

The story

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. 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.folk etymology The source marks this as unproven or a folk etymology. Quoted, not asserted.

Linked words

through Spanish americano ‘American’

kano, americano

Today it means

noun Synonym of americano (“coffee”).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Italian caffè americano / Russiano

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