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Where does “yankee” come from?

yankee (Spanish) comes from Spanish yanqui, from English yankee, from Dutch Janke, from Dutch Jan, from Norwegian Bokmål Johannes, from Icelandic Jóhannes, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs.

yankee (Spanish): Alternative spelling of yanqui

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of yanqui

Ancestry of “yankee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishyanquiYankee
2EnglishyankeeA headsail resembling a genoa or a jib but with a...
3DutchJankeLittle John
4DutchJan—
5Norwegian BokmålJohannes—
6IcelandicJóhannes—
7LatinIōhannēs—
8LatinIōannēs—
9Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
10HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
11Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
12Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
13Arabicخُنَّة—
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