Eskimo
The origin and history of Eskimo.
Etymology
Recorded in English since the 16th century, borrowed via French from an Algonquian-language source, long thought to mean "eater of raw meat" though most linguists now trace it to a word meaning "snowshoe-netter."
Class of 1500
Eskimo first entered the language around 1500. Other words from the same year:
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