Where does “jalapeño” come from?

jalapeño (Mexican Spanish) comes from Spanish -eño, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

jalapeño (Mexican Spanish): of or pertaining to the city of Jalapa; an...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to the city of Jalapa; an...

Ancestry of “jalapeño”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-eñoComing from, related to, or like; One from,...
2French-ène-ene
3Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
4Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “jalapeño”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Spanish -eño →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →