English
Tobago
Tobago may come from Spanish tabaco ‘tobacco’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presenttabaco‘tobacco’uncertain
- EnglishtodayTobago
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presenttabaco‘tobacco’uncertain
- EnglishtodayTobago
Every English word from Spanish tabaco
Today it means
name An island and ward of the Caribbean, part of Trinidad and Tobago.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish tabaco / Tobago