English
kamote
Kamote comes from Tagalog kamote ‘sweet potato’, and goes back to Classical Nahuatl camohtli.
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600camohtli‘the edible tuber of the sweet potato plant, Ipomoea batatas’
- Mexican Spanishmoderncamote‘sweet potato’
- Tagalogmodernkamote‘sweet potato’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Nahuatlc. 1300–1600camohtli‘the edible tuber of the sweet potato plant, Ipomoea batatas’
- Mexican Spanishmoderncamote‘sweet potato’
- Tagalogmodernkamote‘sweet potato’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Classical Nahuatl camohtli
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Nahuatl camohtli / kamote