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Where does “Guatemalan” come from?

Guatemalan derives from English Guatemala, from Italian -ana, from Nahuatl cuauhtēmallān meaning "land of trees," via Latin -anus, -um, and -us suffixes, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os.

Guatemalan (English): A person from Guatemala or of Guatemalan descent;...

Definitions

  1. A person from Guatemala or of Guatemalan descent;...

Ancestry of “Guatemalan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-anmaking a noun from a verb, similar to -ing and...
2Old Norse-anUsed to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;...
3Proto-Germanic-ōnizForms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs
4Proto-Germanic-nizForms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems
5Proto-Indo-European-nis—

Words derived from “Guatemalan”

  • Guatemalanness
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