Where does “caolín” come from?

caolín (Spanish) comes from French kaolin, from Mandarin 高嶺.

caolín (Spanish): kaolin

Definitions

  1. kaolin

Ancestry of “caolín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchkaolinkaolin
2Mandarin高嶺—
Every word from Mandarin 高嶺 →Every word from French kaolin →