Where does “aguacate” come from?

aguacate (Portuguese) comes from Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl āhuacatl, from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa — avocado.

aguacate (Portuguese): avocado

Definitions

  1. avocado

Ancestry of “aguacate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaguacateavocado; a shade of green like an avocado; a...
2Nahuatlāhuacatl—
3Proto-Nahuanpa:waavocado
Every word from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa →Every word from Nahuatl āhuacatl →Every word from Spanish aguacate →