Where does “guaite” come from?
guaite (Italian) comes from Italian guaire, from Italian guai, from Italian guaio, from Proto-Germanic wai, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.
guaite (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “guaite”, step by step
guaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian guaire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | guaire | To yelp or whine |
| 2 | Italian | guai | woe!; plural of guaio |
| 3 | Italian | guaio | lament, lamentation, cry; hardship, misfortune;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wai | woe! alas! |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wai | oh!; woe! |
via Italian guaito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | guaito | past participle of guaire; yelp, whine, howl;... |