Where does “mandioca” come from?

mandioca (Catalan) comes from Spanish mandioca, from Portuguese mandioca, from Old Tupi mani'oka — cassava, manioc.

mandioca (Catalan): manioc, cassava

Definitions

  1. manioc, cassava

Ancestry of “mandioca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmandiocamanioc plant
2Portuguesemandiocamanioc, cassava
3Old Tupimani'okacassava, manioc
Every word from Old Tupi mani'oka →Every word from Portuguese mandioca →Every word from Spanish mandioca →