Peanuts were long supposed to come from both South America and Asia, and some still believe this, although the notion of an exclusively South American origin appears to be the consensus among scholars today. It would have been domesticated by the Arawak Indians living in the rich valleys of Paraguay 2000 or 3000 years before our period, before spreading to the southwest and northeast of Brazil, as well as Bolivia, where numerous species, including its assumed parent A. monticola, still thrive in the wild. A. hypogeae, on the other hand, is exclusively found in the cultivated condition, indicating that pre-Columbian cultures had perfected the selection and enhancement of plants for human use. It traveled from South America to Mexico and the Caribbean. The Spanish introduced it to Europe, as well as the Philippines, China, Southeast Asia, and Madagascar, after the conquest of America, while the Portuguese established it in Africa. It, like many other South American plants, will only reach North America after a long journey via Europe and Africa, accompanied by slaves transported by sea from the continent. black. We continue to develop African-bred cultivars in the United States today. The Americans will have to make do with feeding peanuts to their pigs, chickens, and turkeys for the time being. Things will change during the civil war, when the necessity to produce healthy and economical food for the troops will encourage farmers to plant it first for their own use, then for the benefit of the entire population. Peanuts are now grown in all of the world's tropics and subtropics. It is not well suited for cultivation in the north because to its sluggish growth in frigid temperatures, while modest quantities are grown in southern Ontario. Peanuts provide an oil that is commonly used in cooking, as well as proteins and protein isolates, flour, and semolina, which are used to enhance a variety of industrial preparations. Last but not least, we create peanut butter. The name "arachide," which first appeared in the French language at the end of the 18th century, is derived from the Latin arachidna, which was adopted from the Greek arakidna or arakos, which originally referred to "gesse," a similar-looking legume (related to sweet peas). The name "cacahuate" first arose in the early nineteenth century. It is derived from the Spanish cacahuate, which is derived from the Nahuatl tlacucahuatl, which literally means "ground cocoa," and cocoa is a South American plant. In Europe, "peanut" (also spelled "cacahouète" and "cacahouette") is favored, although in Quebec, "peanut" is favoured. We also write "pinotte," which is a Frenchization of the English peanut.