English
Galapagos
Galapagos comes from Spanish galápago ‘turtles’, and goes back to Old Spanish galapago.
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500galapago
- Spanishc. 1500–presentgalápagoas galápagos‘turtles’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentislas Galápagos
- EnglishtodayGalapagos
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500galapago
- Spanishc. 1500–presentgalápagoas galápagos‘turtles’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentislas Galápagos
- EnglishtodayGalapagos
Every English word from Old Spanish galapago
Today it means
name A province of Ecuador comprising the islands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Spanish galapago / Galapagos