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Where does “tomato” come from?

Tomato comes from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl, from Proto-Nahuan tomatl.

tomato (English): A widely cultivated plant, "Solanum...

Definitions

  1. A widely cultivated plant, "Solanum...

Ancestry of “tomato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtomatetomato; tomatillo; hole
2Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
3Proto-Nahuan*toma-—

Words derived from “tomato”

  • tom
  • tomboy
  • tomboyish
  • tomboyism
  • tomfool
  • tomatine
  • tomboyishness
  • tomatoey
  • tomboyishly
  • tomatinase
  • tomboyhood
  • tomatoed
  • tomatoless
  • tomatolike
  • tomfoolish
  • untomboyish
  • grape tomato
  • tomboylike
  • tomling
  • rototom
  • tomato
  • トマト
  • tomaat
  • tomatengevecht
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