English
kente
Kente comes from Akan kɛntɛn ‘basket’.
- Akanmodernkɛntɛn‘basket’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007kente
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Akanmodernkɛntɛn‘basket’
- Englishearliest quotation 2007kente
Earliest quotation: 2007, Eric Wilson, Numerous Directions, a Few Clear Thoughts: “One trend shaping up for spring is an abundance…”
Every English word from Akan kɛntɛn
Today it means
noun A type of fabric made of interwoven cloth strips, native to Ghana.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Akan kɛntɛn / kente