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Stage 1 of 3
banana
Wolof · c. 1500s
"banana"
a West African word for the fruit, encountered by Portuguese traders
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Stage 2 of 3
banana
Portuguese/Spanish · c. 1600s
"banana"
carried into Europe via West African coastal trade
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Stage 3 of 3
banana
English · c. 1600s
"the banana fruit"
adopted unchanged from Iberian traders
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