There are several hypotheses for the origin of the word “tobacco“. One says it originated from the Arabic tabbaq (تبغ) through the Castilian tabaco and the Italian tabacco, which were already used in the ninth century as the name of several plants. Other believe that the word “tobacco” comes from the name of the island of Tobago or the region of Tabasco, in Mexico, some of the places where the plant was first found; while…
Origin of the word “Tobacco”
