Where does “Cacao” come from?

Cacao (Translingual) comes from Spanish Cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

Cacao (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Cacao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCacaothe 655th most common surname in Guatemala
2Classical Nahuatlcacahuatlcacao, cacao bean
3Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-—
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl →Every word from Spanish Cacao →