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Where does “cauciuc” come from?

cauciuc (Romanian) comes from French caoutchouc, from Spanish caucho, from Quechua kawchu.

cauciuc (Romanian): rubber

Definitions

  1. rubber

Ancestry of “cauciuc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcaoutchoucrubber
2Spanishcauchorubber
3Quechuakawchu—
Every word from Quechua kawchu →