English
cayo
Cayo comes from Spanish cayo ‘key (island)’, and goes back to Taíno cayo.
- Taínomoderncayo‘small island’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘key (island)’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Taínomoderncayo‘small island’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘key (island)’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Spanish cayo ‘key (island)’
Today it means
noun A small island or ledge of rock in the water; a key.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Taíno cayo / cayo