Where does “iguană” come from?

iguană (Romanian) comes from French iguane, from Spanish iguana, from Taíno iwana — iguana.

iguană (Romanian): iguana

Definitions

  1. iguana

Ancestry of “iguană”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchiguaneiguana
2Spanishiguanaiguana
3Taínoiwanaiguana
Every word from Taíno iwana →Every word from Spanish iguana →Every word from French iguane →
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