English
jacutinga
Jacutinga comes from Old Tupi îakutinga.
- Old Tupimodernîakutinga
- Brazilian Portuguesemodernjacutinga
- Englishearliest quotation 1911same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Tupimodernîakutinga
- Brazilian Portuguesemodernjacutinga
- Englishearliest quotation 1911same form
Earliest quotation: 1911, Economic Geology: “ORIGIN OF THE ORES. Massive Ores and Jacutinga. -…”
The story
The ore is so called because it resembles the bird.
Every English word from Old Tupi îakutinga
Today it means
noun A black-fronted piping guan (Pipile jacutinga).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Tupi îakutinga / jacutinga