Where does “tomàtec” come from?
tomàtec (Catalan) comes from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma-.
Ancestry of “tomàtec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | tomate | tomato; tomatillo; hole |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | tomātl | tomato |
| 3 | Proto-Nahuan | *toma- | — |
Words derived from “tomàtec”