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Where does “Guadalupe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Guadalupe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishGuadalupe—
2LatinLupus—
3Proto-Italiclukʷos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf
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