tomato

The Aztec tomatl became Spanish tomate, which Spanish ships carried to Europe, North Africa and the Philippines; English respelled it tomato in the 18th century, probably on the model of potato, and passed that form to Asia and Africa.

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The road to English

From Spanish to French

From French to German

From French to Haitian Creole

From Spanish to Portuguese

From Spanish to Tagalog

From Spanish to Quechua

From Spanish to Arabic, Amharic

From Spanish to Russian, Uzbek

From English to Japanese

From English to Korean

From English to Hindi

From English to Yoruba

From English to Māori

1520Classical Nahuatl

Hops are evenly spaced; labels show the year each form is first attested.

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