Where does “patatys” come from?

patatys (Cornish) comes from English potato, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

patatys (Cornish): potatoes

Definitions

  1. potatoes

Ancestry of “patatys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpotatoThe tuber of a plant, "Solanum tuberosum", eaten...
2Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
3Taínobatatasweet potato

Words derived from “patatys”

Every word from Taíno batata →Every word from Spanish patata →Every word from English potato →