Where does “caiman” come from?

caiman (English) comes from Spanish caimán, from Taíno kaimán.

caiman (English): Any of the relatively small crocodilians of genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of the relatively small crocodilians of genus...

Ancestry of “caiman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaimánalligator; caiman
2Taínokaimán—

Words derived from “caiman”

Every word from Taíno kaimán →Every word from Spanish caimán →