Where does “iguana” come from?

Iguana comes from Spanish iguana, borrowed from Taíno iwana, a word for the large tropical lizard native to the Caribbean.

iguana (English): A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet

Definitions

  1. A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet

Ancestry of “iguana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishiguanaiguana
2Taínoiwanaiguana

Words derived from “iguana”

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