Where does “mangrove” come from?

Mangrove comes from English mangrow, a word of uncertain origin and meaning.

mangrove (English): Any of various tropical evergreen trees or shrubs...

Definitions

  1. Any of various tropical evergreen trees or shrubs...

Ancestry of “mangrove”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmangrow—
2Portuguesemanguemangrove
3Spanishmanglemangrove

Words derived from “mangrove”

Every word from Spanish mangle →Every word from Portuguese mangue →Every word from English mangrow →