English
Otaheite
Otaheite comes from Tahitian ʻo.
- Tahitianmodernʻo
- Englishearliest quotation 1774Otaheite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Tahitianmodernʻo
- Englishearliest quotation 1774Otaheite
Earliest quotation: 1774, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters: “I found Omai seated on the Great Chair, and…”
Every English word from Tahitian ʻo
Today it means
name Tahiti.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Tahitian ʻo / Otaheite