Maize — Lexography

Journey of meaning

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mahiz · Arawakan (Haiti)
noun · Arawakan (Haiti)
Reading: Reading not yet researched
The native name of the maize plant.. The native name of the maize plant.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected lexical source.
Arawakan reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The entry traces Cuban Spanish maiz to Arawakan (Haiti) mahiz. maize — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Cuban Spanish maiz is reported as the immediate European form. maize — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Arawakan. LanguageTable row araw1281
maíz · Cuban Spanish
noun · Cuban Spanish
Reading: Reading not yet researched
Maize or Indian corn.. Maize or Indian corn.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected lexical source.
Spanish reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The entry traces Cuban Spanish maiz to Arawakan (Haiti) mahiz. maize — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Cuban Spanish maiz is reported as the immediate European form. maize — Etymology · etymology and sense history
English maize is reported from the 1550s for the grain and the 1580s for the cereal plant. maize — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Spanish. LanguageTable row stan1288
maize · English
noun · English
Reading: Reading not yet researched
The maize grain and plant.. The maize grain and plant.
c. 1550s–1580s · English maize senses — The period separates the grain and plant contexts reported in the entry.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
Cuban Spanish maiz is reported as the immediate European form. maize — Etymology · etymology and sense history
English maize is reported from the 1550s for the grain and the 1580s for the cereal plant. maize — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293

Relationships

mahiz → maíz: borrowing, documented. Cuban Spanish receives the Arawakan plant name. maize — Etymology · etymology and sense history maize — Etymology · etymology and sense history

maíz → maize: borrowing, documented. English borrows maize through Spanish. maize — Etymology · etymology and sense history maize — Etymology · etymology and sense history

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01The entry traces Cuban Spanish maiz to Arawakan (Haiti) mahiz.
Source
maize — EtymologyOnline Etymology Dictionarymaize — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Source passage
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The inspected etymology entry reports the selected forms, sense chronology and stated qualifications for maize; the journey preserves those limits and does not treat cultivation, object or technology history as lexical evidence.
maize(n.) · etymology and sense history
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The cited etymology section supports this bounded lexical statement; it does not establish every use, date or transmission event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography selects this account for the named form or sense; wording and presentation are editorial.
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02Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Arawakan.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row araw1281
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Reference record
araw1281 · Arawakan · Latitude -3.1102292773127544 · Longitude -63.45763454743985
LanguageTable row araw1281; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient Arawakan reference region; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation
03Cuban Spanish maiz is reported as the immediate European form.
Source
maize — EtymologyOnline Etymology Dictionarymaize — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The inspected etymology entry reports the selected forms, sense chronology and stated qualifications for maize; the journey preserves those limits and does not treat cultivation, object or technology history as lexical evidence.
maize(n.) · etymology and sense history
Qualification Source-supported
The cited etymology section supports this bounded lexical statement; it does not establish every use, date or transmission event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography selects this account for the named form or sense; wording and presentation are editorial.
Checked 2026-09-14. Linked source retains its copyright. Brief original factual paraphrases only; no full article redistributed.
04Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Spanish.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row stan1288
Source passage
Reference record
stan1288 · Spanish · Latitude 40.4414 · Longitude -1.11788
LanguageTable row stan1288; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient Spanish reference region; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation
05English maize is reported from the 1550s for the grain and the 1580s for the cereal plant.
Source
maize — EtymologyOnline Etymology Dictionarymaize — Etymology · etymology and sense history
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The inspected etymology entry reports the selected forms, sense chronology and stated qualifications for maize; the journey preserves those limits and does not treat cultivation, object or technology history as lexical evidence.
maize(n.) · etymology and sense history
Qualification Source-supported
The cited etymology section supports this bounded lexical statement; it does not establish every use, date or transmission event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography selects this account for the named form or sense; wording and presentation are editorial.
Checked 2026-09-14. Linked source retains its copyright. Brief original factual paraphrases only; no full article redistributed.
06Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row stan1293
Source passage
Reference record
stan1293 · English · Latitude 53.0 · Longitude -1.0
LanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient English reference region / Britain; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation