Outrigger Canoe
/ˈaʊtˌrɪɡər kəˈnuː/noun
A canoe fitted with one or more lateral floats attached by crosspieces to improve stability.
Did you know?The word canoe entered European languages after Columbus encountered Taíno watercraft in the Caribbean, while outrigger technology was independently perfected across the Pacific and Indian Ocean worlds.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ud-
“Out, upward, or away from a central point; the remote ancestor of English out.”
Old English
Old English
ūt
“Out or outside.”
Middle English
Middle English
outriggen
“To rig or equip outward; the source of the nautical noun outrigger.”
1493
Taíno → Spanish
canoa
“A dugout boat; recorded by Europeans in the Caribbean and borrowed into Spanish.”
16th Century
English
canoe
“A narrow boat, adopted from Spanish canoa.”
19th Century
English
outrigger canoe
“A canoe stabilized by a lateral float or floats, reflecting a globally ancient maritime design.”