Where does “potato” come from?
Potato comes from Spanish patata, which was borrowed from Taíno batata, a word for the starchy tuber plant native to the Caribbean.
potato (English): The tuber of a plant, "Solanum tuberosum", eaten...
Definitions
- The tuber of a plant, "Solanum tuberosum", eaten...
Ancestry of “potato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | patata | potato; piece of rubbish |
| 2 | Taíno | batata | sweet potato |
Words derived from “potato”