Where does “Galapagos Islands” come from?

Galapagos Islands (English) comes from Spanish islas Galápagos, from Spanish galápago, from Undetermined calappacu.

Galapagos Islands (English): famed for their influence on Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection

Definitions

  1. famed for their influence on Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection

Ancestry of “Galapagos Islands”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishislas Galápagos—
2SpanishgalápagoAny of several species of turtle; giant tortoise
3Undeterminedcalappacu—
Every word from Undetermined calappacu →Every word from Spanish galápago →Every word from Spanish islas Galápagos →