Where does “tater” come from?

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

tater (English): A potato; A home run

Definitions

  1. A potato; A home run

Ancestry of “tater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpotatoThe tuber of a plant, "Solanum tuberosum", eaten...
2Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
3Taínobatatasweet potato
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