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 Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits

Definitions

  1. A tree, Adansonia digitata, native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits

Ancestry of “baobab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbahobab—
2Arabicأَبُو حِبَابfather of many seeds; fruit of many seeds
3Arabicأَبُوfather/possessor of; father; father of
4Arabicأَبfather

Words derived from “baobab”

Every word from Arabic أَب →Every word from Arabic أَبُو →Every word from Arabic أَبُو حِبَاب →