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Etymology of the English word guano

the English word guano
derived from the Spanish word guano
derived from the Quechuan word huano
derived from the Quechua word wánu
derived from the Quechua word huanu
derived from the American word Spanish
derived from the Quechua word cc'arki:
derived from the Chibcha word zipa
derived from the Nahuatl word tzictli
derived from the Latin word gramen (grass, turf; herb)
derived from the Carib word grugru
derived from the Nahuatl word ahuacamolli
derived from the Nahuatl word ahuacatl
derived from the Nahuatl word molli
derived from the Miskito word kwamu
derived from the Quechua word huanu
derived from the Nahuatl word cuauhuli
derived from the Nahuatl word cuahuitl
derived from the Nahuatl word uli
derived from the Nahuatl word uatzin
derived from the Nahuatl word quetzalli
derived from the Spanish word rumbo
derived from the Late Latin word rhombus (turbot, flatfish; magician's circle)
derived from the Greek word rhombos, ῥόμβος (rhomboid)
derived from the Greek word rhembo
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer-
derived from the American word café
derived from the American word rancho
derived from the Spanish word corvino
derived from the Classical Latin word corvinus (raven-, of, belonging)
derived from the Latin word corvus (military engine; grappling iron; surgical instrument; raven; cormorant)
derived from the Spanish word Spanish
derived from the Latin word ruga (wrinkle; wrinkle; crease, small fold)
derived from the Latin word Latinus (Latin; of Latium; of)
either from a pre-Indo-European language or from Proto-Indo-European *stela- "to spread", referring to the open plains of the region.

Date

The earliest known usage of guano in English dates from the 17th century.

Derivations in English

guanine

Cognates

Dutch guano, French guano, German Guano, Norwegian guano, Swedish guano

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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