Where does “tonmate” come from?

tonmate (Norman) comes from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

tonmate (Norman): tomato

Definitions

  1. tomato

Ancestry of “tonmate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtomatetomato; tomatillo; hole
2Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
3Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *toma-Every word from Classical Nahuatl tomātlEvery word from Spanish tomate