Where does “mocasín” come from?

mocasín (Spanish) comes from English moccasin, from Powhatan mockasin, from Proto-Algonquian maxkeseni — moccasin, shoe.

mocasín (Spanish): moccasin; laceless medium or low-heeled shoe; pit...

Definitions

  1. moccasin; laceless medium or low-heeled shoe; pit...

Ancestry of “mocasín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoccasinA traditional Native North American shoe, usually...
2Powhatanmockasin—
3Proto-Algonquianmaxkesenimoccasin, shoe
Every word from Proto-Algonquian maxkeseni →Every word from Powhatan mockasin →Every word from English moccasin →