Where does “savanna” come from?

Savanna comes from Spanish sabana, which derives from a Taíno word meaning "treeless plain," reflecting the landscape terminology of Caribbean indigenous peoples.

savanna (English): A tropical grassland with scattered trees

Definitions

  1. A tropical grassland with scattered trees

Ancestry of “savanna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsábanasheet; bedsheet
2LatinsabanumA linen cloth for wiping or wrapping up in;...
3Ancient Greekσάβανονlinen cloth or towel
4Egyptiansbnbandage, especially as a wrapping for a mummy

Words derived from “savanna”

Every word from Egyptian sbn →Every word from Ancient Greek σάβανον →Every word from Latin sabanum →