Where does “patates” come from?
patates (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پاتاتس, from Greek πατάτα, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.
patates (Turkish): potato
Ancestry of “patates”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پاتاتس | potato |
| 2 | Greek | πατάτα | potato; chips , fries; mistake, error |
| 3 | Spanish | patata | potato; piece of rubbish |
| 4 | Taíno | batata | sweet potato |