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What is the origin of the word "latte" referring to a caffecaffè latte?

Latte, as in the usage

I'd like a latte (example from Cambridge English Empower, 2015)

is ubiquitous among English speakers who have visited coffee bars or seen them in film or TV. It means a caffecaffè latte, steamed milk with espresso. Yet latte by itself (what would mean "milk" in Italian) is a further transformation; people understand that espresso is involved without having to say so.

Where and when did this abbreviated usage originate in English? The Oxford English Dictionary pegs the usage in 1989 and the US but doesn't provide more details (OED, "latte, n."). Someone asked a similar and now deleted question yesterday but didn't have more details.

What is the origin of the word "latte" referring to a caffe latte?

Latte, as in the usage

I'd like a latte (example from Cambridge English Empower, 2015)

is ubiquitous among English speakers who have visited coffee bars or seen them in film or TV. It means a caffe latte, steamed milk with espresso. Yet latte by itself (what would mean "milk" in Italian) is a further transformation; people understand that espresso is involved without having to say so.

Where and when did this abbreviated usage originate in English? The Oxford English Dictionary pegs the usage in 1989 and the US but doesn't provide more details (OED, "latte, n."). Someone asked a similar and now deleted question yesterday but didn't have more details.

What is the origin of the word "latte" referring to a caffè latte?

Latte, as in the usage

I'd like a latte (example from Cambridge English Empower, 2015)

is ubiquitous among English speakers who have visited coffee bars or seen them in film or TV. It means a caffè latte, steamed milk with espresso. Yet latte by itself (what would mean "milk" in Italian) is a further transformation; people understand that espresso is involved without having to say so.

Where and when did this abbreviated usage originate in English? The Oxford English Dictionary pegs the usage in 1989 and the US but doesn't provide more details (OED, "latte, n."). Someone asked a similar and now deleted question yesterday but didn't have more details.

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What is the origin of the word "latte" referring to a caffe latte?

Latte, as in the usage

I'd like a latte (example from Cambridge English Empower, 2015)

is ubiquitous among English speakers who have visited coffee bars or seen them in film or TV. It means a caffe latte, steamed milk with espresso. Yet latte by itself (what would mean "milk" in Italian) is a further transformation; people understand that espresso is involved without having to say so.

Where and when did this abbreviated usage originate in English? The Oxford English Dictionary pegs the usage in 1989 and the US but doesn't provide more details (OED, "latte, n."). Someone asked a similar and now deleted question yesterday but didn't have more details.