Where does “iguana” come from?

iguana (Galician) comes from Spanish iguana, from Taíno iwana — iguana.

iguana (Galician): iguana

Definitions

  1. iguana

Ancestry of “iguana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishiguanaiguana
2Taínoiwanaiguana
Every word from Taíno iwana →Every word from Spanish iguana →
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