Where does “chiclete” come from?

chiclete (Portuguese) comes from English chicle, from Spanish chicle, from Nahuatl tzictli.

chiclete (Portuguese): gum

Definitions

  1. gum

Ancestry of “chiclete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchicleThe milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after...
2Spanishchiclechewing gum; chicle
3Nahuatltzictli—
Every word from Nahuatl tzictli →Every word from Spanish chicle →Every word from English chicle →