köken: From Middle High German imbiz, imbīz, inbīz (“food, meal, snack, breakfast”), from Old High German inbiz, inbīz, imbīz (“food, meal, snack”), equivalent to in- (“in, into”) + Biss (“bite”). Compare German Low German Anbiet (“meal, snack”), Dutch ontbijt (“breakfast”).
Мельникъ. Милостивый князь, Добро пожаловать. Давно, давно Твоихъ очей мы свѣтлыхъ не видали. Пойду тебѣ готовить угощенье. (Уходитъ).
köken: The etymology is unclear; it is presumed to come from Poitevin-Saintongeais bistro, bistrot, bistingo, or bistraud (“lesser servant”), or bistouille, bistrouille, a colloquial term from the northern area of France for a mixture of brandy and coffee, the kind of beverage that could be served at a bistro. The first recorded use of the word appears in 1884, the next in 1892 ("bistrot"). A popular…