Etymology of the English word taboo
the English word
tabooderived from the Tongan word
tapuderived from the Tongan word
tabuderived from the Polynesian word
tabuDate
The earliest known usage of taboo in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
tabooed,
tabooingCognates
Dutch
taboe, French
tabou, German
Tabu, Icelandic
tabú, Norwegian
tabu, Swedish
tabuUsage
Word found in Modern English
