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Where does “ceiba” come from?

ceiba (English) comes from Spanish ceiba, from Taíno *seiba.

ceiba (English): Any tree of the species in genus "Ceiba"; The...

Definitions

  1. Any tree of the species in genus "Ceiba"; The...

Ancestry of “ceiba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishceibaThe silk-cotton tree
2Taíno*seiba—
Every word from Taíno *seiba →