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Where does “voudou” come from?

voudou (Louisiana Creole French) comes from Haitian Creole vodou, from Fon vodu.

Ancestry of “voudou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolevodou—
2Fonvodu—

Words derived from “voudou”

  • voodoo
  • hoodoo
  • voodooism
  • voodooistic
  • voodooist
  • voodoolike
  • hoodooism
  • voodooish
  • voudou
  • vodun
  • вуду
  • худу
Every word from Fon vodu →