Where does “cupuaçu” come from?
cupuaçu (Portuguese) comes from Old Tupi kupuasu, from Old Tupi kupu'yûasu, from Old Tupi -gûasu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu — augmentative suffix.
cupuaçu (Portuguese): Copoasu; the fruit of the copoasu tree, used to...
Definitions
- Copoasu; the fruit of the copoasu tree, used to...
Ancestry of “cupuaçu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Tupi | kupuasu | — |
| 2 | Old Tupi | kupu'yûasu | Copoasu, a tropical fruit tree native to South... |
| 3 | Old Tupi | -gûasu | combining form of gûasu; big |
| 4 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *-wat͡ʃu | augmentative suffix |