Where does “guayacan” come from?

guayacan (English) comes from Spanish guayacán, from Taíno waiacan.

guayacan (English): Any of various trees in the genus "Handroanthus",...

Definitions

  1. Any of various trees in the genus "Handroanthus",...

Ancestry of “guayacan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishguayacánAny tree of the genus "Guaiacum"
2Taínowaiacan—
Every word from Taíno waiacan →Every word from Spanish guayacán →