Where does “kanibal” come from?
kanibal (Cebuano) comes from English cannibal, from Spanish caníbal, from Spanish caríbal, from Spanish Caribe — Caribbean.
kanibal (Cebuano): a cannibal
Ancestry of “kanibal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cannibal | An organism which eats others of its own species... |
| 2 | Spanish | caníbal | cannibalistic; cannibal |
| 3 | Spanish | caríbal | Obsolete spelling of caníbal |
| 4 | Spanish | Caribe | Caribbean |