Where does “tomtato” come from?

tomtato (Spanish) comes from English tomtato, from English tomato, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma- — tomatillo.

tomtato (Spanish): pomato

Definitions

  1. pomato

Ancestry of “tomtato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtomtatoA pomato
2EnglishtomatoA widely cultivated plant, "Solanum...
3Spanishtomatetomato; tomatillo; hole
4Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
5Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *toma- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl tomātl →Every word from Spanish tomate →