Where does “araucária” come from?

araucária (Portuguese) comes from taxonomic name Araucaria, from Spanish Arauco, from Mapudungun rag ko — clayey water.

araucária (Portuguese): araucaria any tree of the genus

Definitions

  1. araucaria any tree of the genus

Ancestry of “araucária”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1taxonomic nameAraucaria—
2SpanishArauco(first-level division) until 1974
3Mapudungunrag koclayey water

Words derived from “araucária”

Every word from Mapudungun rag ko →Every word from Spanish Arauco →Every word from taxonomic name Araucaria →