English
Okaloosa County
Okaloosa County comes from Choctaw okaloosa ‘black water’.
- Choctawmodernokaloosa‘black water’
- Englishearliest quotation 2024Okaloosa County
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Choctawmodernokaloosa‘black water’
- Englishearliest quotation 2024Okaloosa County
Earliest quotation: 2024, Lee Peck, Man in back of deputy car in Okaloosa County “acorn shooting: “Jackson and his attorney announcing Tuesday a lawsuit against…”
A compound of oka ‘water’ + lusa ‘black’
Every English word from Choctaw okaloosa
Today it means
name One of 67 counties in Florida, United States. County seat: Crestview.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Choctaw okaloosa / Okaloosa County