Where does “kagwapo” come from?

kagwapo (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano gwapo, from Spanish guapo, from Latin vappa, from Spanish gape.

kagwapo (Cebuano): A boy or a man's appearance or attractiveness

Definitions

  1. A boy or a man's appearance or attractiveness

Ancestry of “kagwapo”, step by step

kagwapo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano gwapo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanogwapovisually attractive; handsome; good-looking; of...
2Spanishguapoarrowroot; good-looking; handsome, pretty; smart...
3Latinvappaflat wine; worthless person, fop
4Spanishgape—

via Cebuano ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka—
Every word from Spanish gape →Every word from Latin vappa →Every word from Spanish guapo →