Did the "cage bar" in taverns from colonial America originate the term "bar" that we use today?
nope
the word "bar" is simply a shortened version of "barrier," that wooden divide between you and that sweet, sweet nectar
on a similar note, a "dive bar" is so named from its usual original location underneath a "respectable" establishment, so that someone might have to take a dive down a flight of stairs to get to the hidden, seedy bar
nope
the word "bar" is simply a shortened version of "barrier," that wooden divide between you and that sweet, sweet nectar
on a similar note, a "dive bar" is so named from its usual original location underneath a "respectable" establishment, so that someone might have to take a dive down a flight of stairs to get to the hidden, seedy bar
References :
one for the road, whiskey is from the gaelic "uisge-beatha" (pronounced ‘ish-ka-baha’) meaning the ‘water of life’