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