Etymograph

English

acana

Acana comes from Spanish ácana ‘a tree belonging to the Sapotaceae family’.

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentácana‘a tree belonging to the Sapotaceae family’
  2. Englishtodayacana

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Spanishc. 1500–presentácana‘a tree belonging to the Sapotaceae family’
  2. Englishtodayacana

The story

Borrowed from Spanish ácana, probably from Ciboney languages or Taíno.

Every English word from Spanish ácana

Today it means

noun A tree from the West Indies that was valued for its wood and was one of two species, Manilkara valenzuelana or Manilkara bidentata, both from the Sapotaceae family.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Spanish ácana / acana

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