Where does “Guadalupe” come from?

Guadalupe derives from Spanish Guadalupe, from Latin lupus meaning "wolf," which comes from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos.

Guadalupe (English): Any of several places in Iberia and the Americas, chiefly an island off Baja California

Definitions

  1. Any of several places in Iberia and the Americas, chiefly an island off Baja California

Ancestry of “Guadalupe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishGuadalupeGuadalupe (island off Baja California)
2LatinLupusA Roman cognomen
3Proto-Italiclukʷos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos