Where does “gorilla” come from?

gorilla (West Frisian) comes from Dutch gorilla, from taxonomic name Gorilla.

gorilla (West Frisian): gorilla

Definitions

  1. gorilla

Ancestry of “gorilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgorillagorilla, primate of the genus "Gorilla"
2taxonomic nameGorilla—
Every word from taxonomic name Gorilla →Every word from Dutch gorilla →