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Bodega

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means a small neighborhood store, especially one selling groceries and sandwiches
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Stage 1 of 3
apotheca
Latin · ancient
"a storehouse"
a storehouse, from Greek apotheke (a place to put things away)
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bodega
Spanish · medieval
"a wine cellar, or a small shop"
settled in Spanish for a wine cellar or small shop
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Stage 3 of 3
bodega
English · 1800s
"a small neighborhood grocery store"
adopted into American English for a small neighborhood grocery store
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