Where does “tapioca” come from?

tapioca (Italian) comes from Portuguese tapioca, from Old Tupi tapi'oka — tapioca.

tapioca (Italian): tapioca

Definitions

  1. tapioca

Ancestry of “tapioca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetapiocatapioca starchy food made from cassava
2Old Tupitapi'okatapioca
Every word from Old Tupi tapi'oka →Every word from Portuguese tapioca →