English
kannibalism
Kannibalism may come from Dutch kannibalisme ‘cannibalism’.
- Dutchc. 1500–presentkannibalisme‘cannibalism’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1998kannibalism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Dutchc. 1500–presentkannibalisme‘cannibalism’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1998kannibalism
Earliest quotation: 1998, Helga Abendroth, Not in character??? K'immie q: “So I still think that Immortals in fact *can*…”
Linked words
through Spanish caribe ‘Cariban, belonging to one of the Carib peoples…’
through Spanish caníbal ‘cannibalistic’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Dutch kannibalisme / kannibalism