Where does “bananas” come from?
Bananas derives from Wolof banaana, which comes from Arabic بَنَان, a word of uncertain ultimate origin whose earliest sense remains unknown.
bananas (English): plural of banana; Crazy, mad, nuts
Definitions
- plural of banana; Crazy, mad, nuts
Ancestry of “bananas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | banana | An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in... |
| 2 | Spanish | banana | banana |
| 3 | Portuguese | banana | banana; penis; bras d'honneur |
| 4 | Wolof | banaana | banana |
Words derived from “bananas”