Where does “guavasteen” come from?
guavasteen (English) comes from English guava, from Spanish guaya, from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus.
guavasteen (English): The pineapple guava or feijoa
Definitions
- The pineapple guava or feijoa
Ancestry of “guavasteen”, step by step
guavasteen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English guava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guava | A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family,... |
| 2 | Spanish | guaya | metallic wire |
| 3 | English | wire | Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now... |
| 4 | Middle English | wir | — |
| 5 | Old English | wīr | wire, metal thread, wire-ornament |
| 6 | English | myrtle | An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus... |
| 7 | Old French | myrte | — |
| 8 | Latin | myrtus | myrtle |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μύρτος | myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μυρίκη | tamarisk |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ίκη | — |
via English mangosteen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mangosteen | A tropical fruit of the tree genus "Garcinia";... |
| 2 | Dutch | mangosteen | mangosteen |
| 3 | Malay | manggustan | mangosteen |
| 4 | Malay | manggis | mangosteen, fruit of Garcinia mangostana tree |