Where does “maize” come from?
Maize comes from Spanish maíz, borrowed from Taíno mahis, which derives from Proto-Arawak marikɨ.
maize (English): Corn; a type of grain of the species "Zea mays"
Definitions
- Corn; a type of grain of the species "Zea mays"
Ancestry of “maize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Mais | maize; corn; genitive singular of Mai |
| 2 | Russian | маи́с | — |
| 3 | Spanish | maíz | corn, maize |
| 4 | Taíno | mahís | — |
| 5 | Proto-Arawakan | marikɨ | — |
Words derived from “maize”