Where does “Araucaria” come from?

Araucaria (English) comes from Portuguese araucária, from taxonomic name Araucaria, from Spanish Arauco, from Mapudungun rag ko — clayey water.

Araucaria (English): A species of the genus "Araucaria"

Definitions

  1. A species of the genus "Araucaria"

Ancestry of “Araucaria”, step by step

Araucaria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese araucária

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesearaucáriaaraucaria any tree of the genus
2taxonomic nameAraucaria—
3SpanishArauco(first-level division) until 1974
4Mapudungunrag koclayey water

via New Latin araucaria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinaraucaria—

Words derived from “Araucaria”

Every word from Mapudungun rag ko →Every word from Spanish Arauco →Every word from taxonomic name Araucaria →