Where does “monkey puzzle” come from?
monkey puzzle (English) comes from English monkey, from German Moneke.
monkey puzzle (English): A large coniferous tree, "Araucaria araucana",...
Definitions
- A large coniferous tree, "Araucaria araucana",...
Ancestry of “monkey puzzle”, step by step
monkey puzzle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English monkey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monkey | Any member of the clade Simiiformes not also of... |
| 2 | German | Moneke | — |
via English puzzle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | puzzle | Anything that is difficult to understand or make... |