Etymology

exocannibal

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Today it means: One who practises exocannibalism. Full definition →

English cannibal ← Spanish caníba ← Proto-Cariban *karipona
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  2. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  3. Englishexo-
  4. Proto-Cariban*karipona
  5. Spanishcaribe
  6. Spanishcaríbal
  7. Spanishcaníba
  8. Englishcannibal
  9. English todayexocannibal

From exo- + cannibal.

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