Where does “cannibale” come from?
cannibale (Norman) comes from French cannibale, from Spanish caníbal, from Spanish caríbal, from Spanish Caribe — Caribbean.
cannibale (Norman): cannibal
Ancestry of “cannibale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | cannibale | cannibalistic, cannibal; cannibal |
| 2 | Spanish | caníbal | cannibalistic; cannibal |
| 3 | Spanish | caríbal | Obsolete spelling of caníbal |
| 4 | Spanish | Caribe | Caribbean |