Where does “hoodoo” come from?

hoodoo (English) comes from English voodoo, from Louisiana Creole French voudou, from Haitian Creole vodou, from Fon vodu.

hoodoo (English): A practitioner of voodoo; Supernatural bad luck,...

Definitions

  1. A practitioner of voodoo; Supernatural bad luck,...

Ancestry of “hoodoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvoodooAny of a group of related religious practices...
2Louisiana Creole Frenchvoudou—
3Haitian Creolevodouvoodoo
4Fonvodu—

Words derived from “hoodoo”

Every word from Fon vodu →Every word from Haitian Creole vodou →Every word from Louisiana Creole French voudou →