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

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “patates”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپاتاتسpotato
2Greekπατάταpotato vegetable, plant or dish
3Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
4Taínobatatasweet potato

Words derived from “patates”

Every word from Taíno batata →Every word from Spanish patata →Every word from Greek πατάτα →