Where does “arócar” come from?

arócar (Irish) comes from taxonomic name Araucaria, from Spanish Arauco, from Mapudungun rag ko — clayey water.

arócar (Irish): monkey-puzzle

Definitions

  1. monkey-puzzle

Ancestry of “arócar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1taxonomic nameAraucaria—
2SpanishArauco(first-level division) until 1974
3Mapudungunrag koclayey water
Every word from Mapudungun rag ko →Every word from Spanish Arauco →Every word from taxonomic name Araucaria →