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Where does “condor” come from?

condor (Portuguese) comes from Spanish cóndor, from Quechua kuntur — condor.

condor (Portuguese): condor

Definitions

  1. condor

Ancestry of “condor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcóndorcondor; Andean condor
2Quechuakunturcondor
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