Where does “uragano” come from?
uragano (Esperanto) comes from Italian uragano, from Spanish huracán, from Taíno juracán.
uragano (Esperanto): hurricane
Definitions
- hurricane
Ancestry of “uragano”, step by step
uragano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian uragano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | uragano | hurricane, cyclone |
| 2 | Spanish | huracán | hurricane |
| 3 | Taíno | juracán | — |
via French ouragan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ouragan | hurricane |