Etymology of the English word tobacco
the English word
tobaccoderived from the Spanish word
tabacoderived from the Taino word
tabacoderived from the Classical Arabic word
ṭubbaqDate
The earliest known usage of tobacco in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
tobacconistCognates
Dutch
tabak, French
tabac, German
Tabak, Icelandic
tóbak, Italian
tabacco, Lithuanian
tabakas, Russian
тaбaк, Spanish
tabaco, Swedish
tobak, Yiddish
tabakUsage
Word found in Modern English
