Where does “canibal” come from?

canibal (Romanian) comes from French cannibale, from Spanish caníbal, from Spanish caríbal, from Spanish Caribe — Caribbean.

canibal (Romanian): cannibal, man-eater

Definitions

  1. cannibal, man-eater

Ancestry of “canibal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcannibalecannibalistic, cannibal; cannibal
2Spanishcaníbalcannibalistic; cannibal
3SpanishcaríbalObsolete spelling of caníbal
4SpanishCaribeCaribbean

Words derived from “canibal”

Every word from Spanish Caribe →Every word from Spanish caríbal →Every word from Spanish caníbal →