Where does “canniblaght” come from?

canniblaght (Manx) comes from English cannibal, from Spanish caníbal, from Spanish caríbal, from Spanish Caribe — Caribbean.

canniblaght (Manx): cannibalism

Definitions

  1. cannibalism

Ancestry of “canniblaght”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcannibalAn organism which eats others of its own species...
2Spanishcaníbalcannibalistic; cannibal
3SpanishcaríbalObsolete spelling of caníbal
4SpanishCaribeCaribbean
Every word from Spanish Caribe →Every word from Spanish caríbal →Every word from Spanish caníbal →
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