Where does “capybara” come from?

capybara (English) comes from Spanish capibara, from Portuguese capivara, from Old Tupi kapi'iûara, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kapiʔiβar — capybara.

capybara (English): A semi-aquatic South American rodent,...

Definitions

  1. A semi-aquatic South American rodent,...

Ancestry of “capybara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcapibaracapybara
2Portuguesecapivaracapybara
3Old Tupikapi'iûaracapybara
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*kapiʔiβarcapybara

Words derived from “capybara”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kapiʔiβar →Every word from Old Tupi kapi'iûara →Every word from Portuguese capivara →