Where does “patata” come from?
patata (Catalan) comes from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.
patata (Catalan): potato
Ancestry of “patata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | patata | potato; piece of rubbish |
| 2 | Taíno | batata | sweet potato |