Where does “cannibal” come from?

Cannibal derives from Spanish caníbal, from Spanish caríbal, from Spanish caribe, from Arawak kalingo.

cannibal (English): An organism which eats others of its own species...

Definitions

  1. An organism which eats others of its own species...

Ancestry of “cannibal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaníbalcannibalistic; cannibal
2SpanishcaríbalObsolete spelling of caníbal
3SpanishCaribeCaribbean

Words derived from “cannibal”

Every word from Spanish Caribe →Every word from Spanish caríbal →Every word from Spanish caníbal →