Etymology

maize

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Today it means: Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays. Full definition →

Spanish maíz ← Taíno *mahis ← Proto-Arawak *marikɨ
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  1. Proto-Arawak · derived from*marikɨ
  2. Taíno · derived from*mahis
  3. Spanish · borrowed frommaíz
  4. English todaymaize

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ. Cognate with Lokono marisi, Wayuu maiki.

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