Where does “caucciù” come from?

caucciù (Italian) comes from French caoutchouc, from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu — rubber.

caucciù (Italian): natural rubber, latex, caoutchouc

Definitions

  1. natural rubber, latex, caoutchouc

Ancestry of “caucciù”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcaoutchoucrubber
2Spanishcauchorubber
3Quechuakawchurubber

Words derived from “caucciù”

Every word from Quechua kawchu →Every word from Spanish caucho →Every word from French caoutchouc →