Where does “baobab” come from?
Baobab comes from Medieval Latin bahobab, from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب, literally "father of حَبّ," from أَب meaning father.
baobab (English): A tree, "Adansonia digitata" , native to tropical...
Definitions
- A tree, "Adansonia digitata" , native to tropical...
Ancestry of “baobab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | bahobab | — |
| 2 | Arabic | أَبُو حِبَاب | father of many seeds; fruit of many seeds |
| 3 | Arabic | أَبُو | father/possessor of; father; father of |
| 4 | Arabic | أَب | father |
Words derived from “baobab”