Chocolate - Revision history

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	The word '''chocolate''' ("cacao-based drink" first attested ) comes from Nahuatl <''chocolatl''>, which in turn comes, by way of anticipatory vowel assimilation of i to o, from earlier ''/tʃikola:tl/'' a form still attested in some Nahuatl varieties.		The word '''chocolate''' ("cacao-based drink" first attested ) comes from Nahuatl <''chocolatl''> /tʃokola:tl/, which in turn comes, by way of anticipatory vowel assimilation of i to o, from earlier ''/tʃikola:tl/'' a form still attested in some Nahuatl varieties.

	The original form [[chikolatl]] was first suggested by [[Dakin, Karen and Wichmann, Søren, 2000. Cacao and chocolate: A Uto-Aztecan perspective. Ancient Mesoamerica, 11(1):55-75.\|Dakin & Wichmann (2000)]] who argued the drink was named after a [[chicol]]-stick used to beat the chocolate drink until it becomes foamy.		The original form [[chikolatl]] was first suggested by [[Dakin, Karen and Wichmann, Søren, 2000. Cacao and chocolate: A Uto-Aztecan perspective. Ancient Mesoamerica, 11(1):55-75.\|Dakin & Wichmann (2000)]] who argued the drink was named after a [[chicol]]-stick used to beat the chocolate drink until it becomes foamy. "''Chicol''" in turn comes from PCN *''[[tsikori]]'' "hook, elbow".

	In spite of the fact that Wixárika has the word ''tsíkurati'' "chocolate", this word cannot be reconstructed for PCN, as the Wixárika word is most likely a Nahuan loan (because of the presence of the -ti, which corresponds to the Nahuatl absolutive suffix). The form of the Wixárika word nevertheless strengthens the argument for an original form with the vowel /i/ in the first syllable.		In spite of the fact that Wixárika has the word ''tsíkurati'' "chocolate", this word cannot be reconstructed for PCN, as the Wixárika word is most likely a Nahuan loan (because of the presence of the -ti, which corresponds to the Nahuatl absolutive suffix). The form of the Wixárika word nevertheless strengthens the argument for an original form with the vowel /i/ in the first syllable.

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	In spite of the fact that Wixárika has the word ''tsíkurati'' "chocolate", this word cannot be reconstructed for PCN, as the Wixárika word is most likely a Nahuan loan (because of the presence of the -ti, which corresponds to the Nahuatl absolutive suffix). The form of the Wixárika word nevertheless strengthens the argument for an original form with the vowel /i/ in the first syllable.		In spite of the fact that Wixárika has the word ''tsíkurati'' "chocolate", this word cannot be reconstructed for PCN, as the Wixárika word is most likely a Nahuan loan (because of the presence of the -ti, which corresponds to the Nahuatl absolutive suffix). The form of the Wixárika word nevertheless strengthens the argument for an original form with the vowel /i/ in the first syllable.

	There is a persistent claim that the Nahuatl source of chocolate is a word ''xocolatl'' or ''xocoatl'' - this is false. ''Xocolatl'' is not attested in any original source, and ''xocoatl'' is attested by [[Molina, Alonso de. 1571. Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana\|Molina]] but refers to a sour maize-based drink.		There is a persistent claim that the Nahuatl source of chocolate is a word ''xocolatl'' or ''xocoatl'' - this is false. ''Xocolatl'' is not attested in any original source, and ''xocoatl'' is attested by [[Molina, Alonso de. 1571. Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana\|Molina]] but refers to a sour maize-based drink (cacao is not mentioned in the entry).

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	The original form [[chikolatl]] was first suggested by [[Dakin, Karen and Wichmann, Søren, 2000. Cacao and chocolate: A Uto-Aztecan perspective. Ancient Mesoamerica, 11(1):55-75.\|Dakin & Wichmann (2000)]] who argued the drink was named after a [[chicol]]-stick used to beat the chocolate drink until it becomes foamy.		The original form [[chikolatl]] was first suggested by [[Dakin, Karen and Wichmann, Søren, 2000. Cacao and chocolate: A Uto-Aztecan perspective. Ancient Mesoamerica, 11(1):55-75.\|Dakin & Wichmann (2000)]] who argued the drink was named after a [[chicol]]-stick used to beat the chocolate drink until it becomes foamy.

	In spite of the fact that Wixárika has the word ''tsíkurati'' "chocolate", this word cannot be reconstructed for PCN, as the Wixárika word is most likely a Nahuan loan.		In spite of the fact that Wixárika has the word ''tsíkurati'' "chocolate", this word cannot be reconstructed for PCN, as the Wixárika word is most likely a Nahuan loan (because of the presence of the -ti, which corresponds to the Nahuatl absolutive suffix). The form of the Wixárika word nevertheless strengthens the argument for an original form with the vowel /i/ in the first syllable.

	There is a persistent claim that the Nahuatl source of chocolate is a word ''xocolatl'' or ''xocoatl'' - this is false. ''Xocolatl'' is not attested in any original source, and ''xocoatl'' is attested by [[Molina, Alonso de. 1571. Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana\|Molina]] but refers to a sour maize-based drink.		There is a persistent claim that the Nahuatl source of chocolate is a word ''xocolatl'' or ''xocoatl'' - this is false. ''Xocolatl'' is not attested in any original source, and ''xocoatl'' is attested by [[Molina, Alonso de. 1571. Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana\|Molina]] but refers to a sour maize-based drink.

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Magnus at 18:24, 9 June 2025

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	The word '''chocolate''' ("cacao-based drink" first attested ) comes from Nahuatl <''chocolatl''>, which in turn comes, by way of anticipatory vowel assimilation of i to o, from earlier ''/tʃikola:tl/'' a form still attested in some Nahuatl varieties. The original form [[chikolatl]] was first suggested by [[Dakin, Karen and Wichmann, Søren, 2000. Cacao and chocolate: A Uto-Aztecan perspective. Ancient Mesoamerica, 11(1):55-75.\|Dakin & Wichmann (2000)]] who argued the drink was named after a [[chicol]]-stick used to beat the chocolate drink until it becomes foamy.		The word '''chocolate''' ("cacao-based drink" first attested ) comes from Nahuatl <''chocolatl''>, which in turn comes, by way of anticipatory vowel assimilation of i to o, from earlier ''/tʃikola:tl/'' a form still attested in some Nahuatl varieties.

			The original form [[chikolatl]] was first suggested by [[Dakin, Karen and Wichmann, Søren, 2000. Cacao and chocolate: A Uto-Aztecan perspective. Ancient Mesoamerica, 11(1):55-75.\|Dakin & Wichmann (2000)]] who argued the drink was named after a [[chicol]]-stick used to beat the chocolate drink until it becomes foamy.

	In spite of the fact that Wixárika has the word ''tsíkurati'' "chocolate", this word cannot be reconstructed for PCN, as the Wixárika word is most likely a Nahuan loan.		In spite of the fact that Wixárika has the word ''tsíkurati'' "chocolate", this word cannot be reconstructed for PCN, as the Wixárika word is most likely a Nahuan loan.

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	The word '''chocolate''' ("cacao-based drink" first attested ) comes from Nahuatl <''chocolatl''>, which in turn comes, by way of anticipatory vowel assimilation of i to o, from earlier ''/tʃikola:tl/'' a form still attested in some Nahuatl varieties. The original form ~~chicolatl~~ was first suggested by [[Dakin, Karen and Wichmann, Søren, 2000. Cacao and chocolate: A Uto-Aztecan perspective. Ancient Mesoamerica, 11(1):55-75.\|Dakin & Wichmann (2000)]] who argued the drink was named after a [[chicol]]-stick used to beat the chocolate drink until it becomes foamy.		The word '''chocolate''' ("cacao-based drink" first attested ) comes from Nahuatl <''chocolatl''>, which in turn comes, by way of anticipatory vowel assimilation of i to o, from earlier ''/tʃikola:tl/'' a form still attested in some Nahuatl varieties. The original form [[chikolatl]] was first suggested by [[Dakin, Karen and Wichmann, Søren, 2000. Cacao and chocolate: A Uto-Aztecan perspective. Ancient Mesoamerica, 11(1):55-75.\|Dakin & Wichmann (2000)]] who argued the drink was named after a [[chicol]]-stick used to beat the chocolate drink until it becomes foamy.

	In spite of the fact that Wixárika has the word ''tsíkurati'' "chocolate", this word cannot be reconstructed for PCN, as the Wixárika word is most likely a Nahuan loan.		In spite of the fact that Wixárika has the word ''tsíkurati'' "chocolate", this word cannot be reconstructed for PCN, as the Wixárika word is most likely a Nahuan loan.

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	The word '''chocolate''' ("cacao-based drink" first attested ) comes from Nahuatl <''chocolatl''>, which in turn comes, by way of anticipatory vowel assimilation of i to o, from earlier ''/tʃikola:tl/'' a form still attested in some Nahuatl varieties. In spite of the fact that Wixárika has the word ''tsíkurati'' "chocolate", this word cannot be reconstructed for PCN, as the Wixárika word is most likely a Nahuan loan.		The word '''chocolate''' ("cacao-based drink" first attested ) comes from Nahuatl <''chocolatl''>, which in turn comes, by way of anticipatory vowel assimilation of i to o, from earlier ''/tʃikola:tl/'' a form still attested in some Nahuatl varieties. The original form chicolatl was first suggested by [[Dakin, Karen and Wichmann, Søren, 2000. Cacao and chocolate: A Uto-Aztecan perspective. Ancient Mesoamerica, 11(1):55-75.\|Dakin & Wichmann (2000)]] who argued the drink was named after a [[chicol]]-stick used to beat the chocolate drink until it becomes foamy.

			In spite of the fact that Wixárika has the word ''tsíkurati'' "chocolate", this word cannot be reconstructed for PCN, as the Wixárika word is most likely a Nahuan loan.

	There is a persistent claim that the Nahuatl source of chocolate is a word ''xocolatl'' or ''xocoatl'' - this is false. ''Xocolatl'' is not attested in any original source, and ''xocoatl'' is attested by [[Molina, Alonso de. 1571. Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana\|Molina]] but refers to a sour maize-based drink.		There is a persistent claim that the Nahuatl source of chocolate is a word ''xocolatl'' or ''xocoatl'' - this is false. ''Xocolatl'' is not attested in any original source, and ''xocoatl'' is attested by [[Molina, Alonso de. 1571. Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana\|Molina]] but refers to a sour maize-based drink.

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The word '''chocolate''' ("cacao-based drink" first attested ) comes from Nahuatl <''chocolatl''>, which in turn comes, by way of anticipatory vowel assimilation of i to o, from earlier ''/tʃikola:tl/'' a form still attested in some Nahuatl varieties. In spite of the fact that Wixárika has the word ''tsíkurati'' "chocolate", this word cannot be reconstructed for PCN, as the Wixárika word is most likely a Nahuan loan.

There is a persistent claim that the Nahuatl source of chocolate is a word ''xocolatl'' or ''xocoatl'' - this is false. ''Xocolatl'' is not attested in any original source, and ''xocoatl'' is attested by [[Molina, Alonso de. 1571. Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana|Molina]] but refers to a sour maize-based drink.