Where does “Guadiana” come from?
Guadiana (Italian) comes from Spanish Guadiana, from Old Spanish Aguadiana, from Latin Anas, from Latin ānus, from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os.
Ancestry of “Guadiana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | Guadiana | — |
| 2 | Old Spanish | Aguadiana | — |
| 3 | Latin | Anas | — |
| 4 | Latin | ānus | — |
| 5 | Kabuverdianu | anos | we, first person plural |
| 6 | Portuguese | nós | we; us; "first-person plural objective personal... |
| 7 | Old Portuguese | enos | — |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | os | the |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | *lōs | — |
| 10 | Latin | illōs | — |
| 11 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 12 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |