Where does “banana” come from?

banana (French) comes from French bananer, from French banane, from Spanish banana, from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana — banana.

banana (French): third-person singular past historic of bananer

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of bananer

Ancestry of “banana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchbananerTo make a mistake
2Frenchbananebanana the fruit
3Spanishbananabanana fruit
4Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
5Wolofbanaanabanana
Every word from Wolof banaana →Every word from Portuguese banana →Every word from Spanish banana →