Where does “avocado” come from?

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

avocado (Romanian): avocado

Definitions

  1. avocado

Ancestry of “avocado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishavocadoThe large, usually yellowish-green or black,...
2Spanishavocadoavocado
3Spanishaguacateavocado; a shade of green like an avocado; a...
4Nahuatlāhuacatl—
5Proto-Nahuanpa:waavocado
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