Where does “gauchesque” come from?
gauchesque (English) comes from Spanish gauchesco, from Spanish -esco, from Spanish -sco, from Late Latin -iscus.
gauchesque (English): Of or relating to the literary style associated...
Definitions
- Of or relating to the literary style associated...
Ancestry of “gauchesque”, step by step
gauchesque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish gauchesco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | gauchesco | gauchesque |
| 2 | Spanish | -esco | Alternative form of -sco; -esque |
| 3 | Spanish | -sco | Forms adjectives that signify "relation" to the... |
| 4 | Late Latin | -iscus | — |
via English gaucho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | gaucho | A cowboy of the South American pampas |
| 2 | Spanish | gaúcho | someone from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do... |
| 3 | Mapudungun | cauchu | vagrant, wanderer |