English
guano
Guano comes from Spanish guano, and goes back to Quechua wan.
- Quechuamodernwan
- Spanishc. 1500–presentguano
- Englishearliest quotation 1703same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Quechuamodernwan
- Spanishc. 1500–presentguano
- Englishearliest quotation 1703same form
Earliest quotation: 1703, William Dampier, A New Voyage round the World: “The Animals of these Islands, are some Hogs, Lizards,…”
Every English word from Quechua wan
Today it means
noun Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Quechua wan / guano