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