Etymology of the English word maize
the English word
maizederived from the Spanish word
maizderived from the Taino word
mahizderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gr₀ə-no-derived from the French word
maïsderived from the Spanish word
maízderived from the Taino word
mahisDate
The earliest known usage of maize in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
maizenaCognates
Dutch
mans, French
mans, German
Mais, Icelandic
maís, Swedish
majsUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English
