English
Lucayan
Lucayan comes from Spanish lucayo.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentlucayo
- EnglishtodayLucayan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentlucayo
- EnglishtodayLucayan
The story
Anglicization of Spanish lucayo, derived from the Taino Lukku-Cairi (which the people used for themselves), meaning "people of the islands".
Every English word from Spanish lucayo
Today it means
noun One of the original inhabitants of the Bahamas before the arrival of Europeans.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish lucayo / Lucayan