English word origin

Etymology of datil

Uncertain. Perhaps from Catalan dàtil or Spanish dátil (“date”); see quotes below.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A datil pepper, a very spicy pepper of the species Capsicum chinense.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Uncertain. Perhaps from Catalan dàtil or Spanish dátil (“date”); see quotes below.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Cognate mentiondàtilca
Cognate mentiondátiles · date

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

The queen palm, Syagrus romanzoffiana, or its leaf fibers used for weaving. · Mexican yucca or its leaf fibers.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From American Spanish dátil (“date”), from Catalan dàtil. Doublet of dactyl, dactylus, and date.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentiondátiles · date
Cognate mentiondàtilca
Doublet mentiondactylen
Doublet mentiondactylusen
Doublet mentiondateen

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