Where does “cannibality” come from?

cannibality (English) comes from English cannibal, from Spanish caníbal, from Spanish caríbal, from Spanish Caribe — Caribbean.

cannibality (English): cannibalism

Definitions

  1. cannibalism

Ancestry of “cannibality”, step by step

cannibality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cannibal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcannibalAn organism which eats others of its own species...
2Spanishcaníbalcannibalistic; cannibal
3SpanishcaríbalObsolete spelling of caníbal
4SpanishCaribeCaribbean

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Spanish Caribe →Every word from Spanish caríbal →Every word from Spanish caníbal →