English
hurricane
Hurricane comes from Spanish huracán, and goes back to Taíno *hurakā.
- Taínomodern*hurakāreconstructed
- Spanishc. 1500–presenthuracán
- Englishearliest quotation 1678hurricane
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Taínomodern*hurakāreconstructed
- Spanishc. 1500–presenthuracán
- Englishearliest quotation 1678hurricane
Earliest quotation: 1678, John Bunyan: “What do they therefore but quickly get themselves into…”
Every English word from Taíno *hurakā
Today it means
noun A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Taíno *hurakā / hurricane