Where does “potatoes” come from?

potatoes (English) comes from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

potatoes (English): plural of potato

Definitions

  1. plural of potato

Ancestry of “potatoes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
2Taínobatatasweet potato

Words derived from “potatoes”

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