Abanic
adjective
Aban·ic
əˈbanik
: siouan
Word History
Etymology
missegmented from Ojibwa ninka·pi·han "west," perhaps influenced by Ojibwa Ab-boin-ug (19th-century spelling), alteration of pwa·nak "Sioux" (plural), associated by folk etymology with apwe·, "to roast," apwa·na·kk "roasting stick" (alluding to the alleged Sioux custom of torturing enemies)
First Known Use
1839, in the meaning defined above