Where does “gujavarbo” come from?
gujavarbo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto gujavo, from English guava, from Spanish guaya, from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte.
gujavarbo (Esperanto): guava tree
Ancestry of “gujavarbo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | gujavo | guava |
| 2 | English | guava | A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family,... |
| 3 | Spanish | guaya | metallic wire |
| 4 | English | wire | Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now... |
| 5 | Middle English | wir | — |
| 6 | Old English | wīr | wire, metal thread, wire-ornament |
| 7 | English | myrtle | An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus... |
| 8 | Old French | myrte | — |
| 9 | Latin | myrtus | myrtle |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μύρτος | myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μυρίκη | tamarisk |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ίκη | — |