English
abacate
Abacate comes from Portuguese abacate ‘avocado (fruit)’, and goes back to Proto-Nahuan *aawaka-tl.
- Proto-Nahuanprehistoric (reconstructed)*aawaka-tlreconstructed
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600āhuacat
- Spanishc. 1500–presentaguacate‘avocado (fruit)’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentabacate‘avocado (fruit)’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Nahuanprehistoric (reconstructed)*aawaka-tlreconstructed
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600āhuacat
- Spanishc. 1500–presentaguacate‘avocado (fruit)’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentabacate‘avocado (fruit)’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Nahuan *aawaka-tl
Today it means
noun Synonym of avocado.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Nahuan *aawaka-tl / abacate