Where does “mangrove” come from?
mangrove (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English mangrove, from English mangrow, from Portuguese mangue, from Spanish mangle — mangrove.
mangrove (Norwegian Nynorsk): mangrove
Ancestry of “mangrove”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mangrove | Any of various tropical evergreen trees or shrubs... |
| 2 | English | mangrow | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | mangue | mangrove |
| 4 | Spanish | mangle | mangrove |