maize

English

/meɪz/

noun

Definitions

Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian maíz (corn) derived from Taino *mahis derived from Proto-Arawakan *marikɨ.

Origin

Proto-Arawakan

*marikɨ

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Maizena English
field English
maize syrup English
maizefield English
maizelike English
maizemeal English
meal English
nonmaize English
syrup English
Mais German
mais Italian
mais Dutch, Flemish
маис Russian
maizal Spanish, Castilian
maíz Spanish, Castilian
majs Swedish
mais Cebuano
mais Faroese
mais Tagalog
maishi Papiamentu
mais Bikol Central
mais Hiligaynon
mais Karao
mais Waray-Waray
*mahis Taino
mahís Taino
maisí Taino
maays Cahuilla
mais Cuyunon
*marikɨ Proto-Arawakan