Where does “aceituna” come from?

aceituna (Fala) comes from Spanish aceituna, from Arabic زَيْتُونَة, from Arabic زَيْتُون — Zayton; olive; olive.

aceituna (Fala): olive

Definitions

  1. olive

Ancestry of “aceituna”, step by step

aceituna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish aceituna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaceitunaolive
2Arabicزَيْتُونَة—
3ArabicزَيْتُونZayton; olive; olive

via Portuguese azeitona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseazeitonaolive
2Arabicزيتونolive
Every word from Arabic زَيْتُون →Every word from Arabic زَيْتُونَة →Every word from Spanish aceituna →