Where does “potatis” come from?

potatis (Swedish) comes from English potatoes, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

potatis (Swedish): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “potatis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpotatoesplural of potato
2Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
3Taínobatatasweet potato

Words derived from “potatis

Every word from Taíno batata
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