Where does “ananas” come from?

ananas (Latin) comes from Spanish ananás, from Portuguese ananás, from Old Tupi naná, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã — pineapple.

ananas (Latin): pineapple

Definitions

  1. pineapple

Ancestry of “ananas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishananáspineapple plant; pineapple fruit
2Portugueseananáspineapple
3Old Tupinanápineapple plant
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*nanãpineapple
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *nanã →Every word from Old Tupi naná →Every word from Portuguese ananás →
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