Where does “cassave” come from?
cassave (Dutch) comes from French cassave, from Spanish cazabe, from Taíno caçabi.
cassave (Dutch): cassava
Ancestry of “cassave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cassave | — |
| 2 | Spanish | cazabe | Flat bread made from the roots of the manioc... |
| 3 | Taíno | caçabi | — |