Where does “Arizona” come from?
Arizona comes from Basque aritz ona, which derives from Basque aritz, a word for oak tree whose original application to the region remains uncertain.
Ancestry of “Arizona”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Basque | aritz ona | good oak |
| 2 | Basque | aritz | Nonstandard spelling of haritz |
Words derived from “Arizona”