Where does “patat” come from?

patat (Haitian Creole) comes from French patate, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

patat (Haitian Creole): sweet potato

Definitions

  1. sweet potato

Ancestry of “patat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchpatateEllipsis of patate douce; sweet potato; potato
2Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
3Taínobatatasweet potato
Every word from Taíno batata →