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tomatl · Classical Nahuatl
noun · Classical Nahuatl
Reading: Reading not yet researched
Tomato or a swelling fruit.. Tomato or a swelling fruit.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected sources.
Classical Nahuatl reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
Classical Nahuatl tomatl is the source of Spanish tomate; the literal “swelling fruit” analysis is reported but not treated as certain. Etymology and Noun
English tomato is borrowed through Spanish tomate, recorded from the mid-sixteenth century in the reported account. English > Etymology
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Classical Nahuatl. LanguageTable row clas1250
tomate · Spanish
noun · Spanish
Reading: Reading not yet researched
Tomato fruit.. Tomato fruit.
c. mid-16th century · Spanish tomato form — Reported Spanish lexical period; not a cultivation timeline.
Spanish reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
Classical Nahuatl tomatl is the source of Spanish tomate; the literal “swelling fruit” analysis is reported but not treated as certain. Etymology and Noun
English tomato is borrowed through Spanish tomate, recorded from the mid-sixteenth century in the reported account. English > Etymology
The earlier English form tomate is reported from about 1600. tomato(n.)
The English entry supplies modern regional readings; the historical spelling is retained separately. English > Pronunciation
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Spanish. LanguageTable row stan1288
tomate · English
noun · English
Reading: toh-MAH-tay
Tomato fruit; the earlier English spelling.. Tomato fruit; the earlier English spelling.
c. 1600 · English tomate — Reported approximate English context.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
English tomato is borrowed through Spanish tomate, recorded from the mid-sixteenth century in the reported account. English > Etymology
The earlier English form tomate is reported from about 1600. tomato(n.)
The English entry supplies modern regional readings; the historical spelling is retained separately. English > Pronunciation
English tomato is dated to 1753; the spelling was probably influenced by potato. tomato(n.)
The English entry supplies the modern tomato reading. English > Pronunciation
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293
tomato · English
noun · English
Reading: tuh-MAH-toh
The glossy fleshy fruit of a garden plant.. The glossy fleshy fruit of a garden plant.
1753 · English tomato — Reported English lexical context; not the first Spanish or Nahuatl use.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
The earlier English form tomate is reported from about 1600. tomato(n.)
The English entry supplies modern regional readings; the historical spelling is retained separately. English > Pronunciation
English tomato is dated to 1753; the spelling was probably influenced by potato. tomato(n.)
The English entry supplies the modern tomato reading. English > Pronunciation
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293
tomato · English
noun · English
Reading: Reading not yet researched
Tomato as the ingredient in tomato sauce and related compounds.. Tomato as the ingredient in tomato sauce and related compounds.
1806 · tomato sauce — Reported compound context; not a new etymological route.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
English tomato is dated to 1753; the spelling was probably influenced by potato. tomato(n.)
The English entry supplies the modern tomato reading. English > Pronunciation
Tomato sauce is attested by 1806; this is a compound and food-use extension of the fruit word. tomato(n.)
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293
tomato → tomato: semantic-change, documented. The fruit noun becomes the modifier in tomato sauce and related food expressions. tomato(n.)English > Pronunciation