Where does “Araucária” come from?
Araucária (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese araucária, from taxonomic name Araucaria, from Spanish Arauco, from Mapudungun rag ko — clayey water.
Ancestry of “Araucária”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | araucária | araucaria , especially the Paraná pine |
| 2 | taxonomic name | Araucaria | — |
| 3 | Spanish | Arauco | — |
| 4 | Mapudungun | rag ko | clayey water |