English
Hilo
Hilo comes from Hawaiian Hilo.
- HawaiianmodernHilo
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- HawaiianmodernHilo
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
From Hawaiian Hilo, of uncertain etymology but possibly related to hilo (‘to twist’).uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.
Every English word from Hawaiian Hilo
Today it means
name The largest town on the island of Hawaii, in Hawaii County, Hawaii, located at the eastern corner of the island.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hawaiian Hilo / Hilo