Where does “guana” come from?

guana (English) comes from English iguana, from Spanish iguana, from Taíno iwana — iguana.

guana (English): An iguana

Definitions

  1. An iguana

Ancestry of “guana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiguanaA green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet
2Spanishiguanaiguana
3Taínoiwanaiguana

Words derived from “guana”

Every word from Taíno iwana →Every word from Spanish iguana →Every word from English iguana →