Actually, maize is a derivative of a Spanish word maiz, which they got from
Taino mahiz. The Taino were Arawakan Indians of the West Indies. Locally, we
were taught that "maize" was a Native American word. Not so, as it turns out.
Isn't it just a-maiz-ing what one can learn even at my ripe old age.
Johnnye St. Clair-Gerhardt
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