Where does “cucujo” come from?

cucujo (English) comes from Spanish cocuyo, from Taíno kukuyo.

cucujo (English): Any of a number of species of bioluminescent beetle in the Pyrophorus genus

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of species of bioluminescent beetle in the Pyrophorus genus

Ancestry of “cucujo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishcocuyoA bioluminescent click beetle of the genus...
2Taínokukuyo—
Every word from Taíno kukuyo →Every word from Spanish cocuyo →