Where does “manioc” come from?

manioc (Romanian) comes from French manioc, from Spanish mandioca, from Portuguese mandioca, from Old Tupi mani'oka — cassava, manioc.

manioc (Romanian): cassava

Definitions

  1. cassava

Ancestry of “manioc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmanioccassava, manioc
2Spanishmandiocamanioc plant
3Portuguesemandiocamanioc, cassava
4Old Tupimani'okacassava, manioc
Every word from Old Tupi mani'oka →Every word from Portuguese mandioca →Every word from Spanish mandioca →