Where does “guayabera” come from?
guayabera (English) comes from Spanish guayabera, from Spanish -era, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
guayabera (English): A light, open-necked, short-sleeved shirt worn by...
Definitions
- A light, open-necked, short-sleeved shirt worn by...
Ancestry of “guayabera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | guayabera | feminine singular of guayabero; guayabera |
| 2 | Spanish | -era | feminine singular of -ero; indicates a place or... |
| 3 | Latin | -āria | used to form feminine counterparts of masculine agent nouns in |
| 4 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |