Where does “maizeflour” come from?
maizeflour (English) comes from English maize, from German Mais, from Russian маи́с, from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís, from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ.
Ancestry of “maizeflour”, step by step
maizeflour traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maize | Corn; a type of grain of the species "Zea mays" |
| 2 | German | Mais | maize; corn; genitive singular of Mai |
| 3 | Russian | маи́с | maize, corn |
| 4 | Spanish | maíz | corn, maize |
| 5 | Taíno | mahís | — |
| 6 | Proto-Arawakan | marikɨ | — |
via English flour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flour | Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal... |