Where does “guappo” come from?

guappo (Italian) comes from Spanish guapo, from Latin vappa, from Spanish gape.

guappo (Italian): thug, hooligan, small crook, self-proclaimed...

Definitions

  1. thug, hooligan, small crook, self-proclaimed...

Ancestry of “guappo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishguapoarrowroot; good-looking; handsome, pretty; smart...
2Latinvappaflat wine; worthless person, fop
3Spanishgape—
Every word from Spanish gape →Every word from Latin vappa →Every word from Spanish guapo →