English
guaiacum
Guaiacum comes from Spanish guayacán ‘any tree of the genus Guaiacum’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentguayacán‘any tree of the genus Guaiacum’
- Englishtodayguaiacum
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentguayacán‘any tree of the genus Guaiacum’
- Englishtodayguaiacum
Every English word from Spanish guayacán
Today it means
noun Any of a number of species of tree of the genus Guaiacum, native to the West Indies and parts of the Americas.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish guayacán / guaiacum