Where does “go bananas” come from?

go bananas (English) comes from English bananas, from English banana, from Spanish banana, from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana — banana.

go bananas (English): To get angry; to go mad; To become silly or...

Definitions

  1. To get angry; to go mad; To become silly or...

Ancestry of “go bananas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbananasplural of banana; Crazy, mad, nuts
2EnglishbananaAn elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in...
3Spanishbananabanana fruit
4Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
5Wolofbanaanabanana
Every word from Wolof banaana →Every word from Portuguese banana →Every word from Spanish banana →