Where does “patată” come from?

patată (Romanian) comes from French patate, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

patată (Romanian): sweet potato

Definitions

  1. sweet potato

Ancestry of “patată”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchpatateEllipsis of patate douce; sweet potato; potato
2Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
3Taínobatatasweet potato
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