Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “nanner” come from?

nanner (English) comes from English banana, from Spanish banana, from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana — banana.

nanner (English): banana

Definitions

  1. banana

Ancestry of “nanner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbananaAn elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in...
2Spanishbananabanana
3Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
4Wolofbanaanabanana
Every word from Wolof banaana →