Etymology Explorer › Catalan

Where does “cautxú” come from?

cautxú (Catalan) comes from French caoutchouc, from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu.

cautxú (Catalan): rubber

Definitions

  1. rubber

Ancestry of “cautxú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcaoutchoucrubber
2Spanishcauchorubber
3Quechuakawchu—
Every word from Quechua kawchu →