Where does “guapo” come from?

guapo (Portuguese) comes from Spanish guapo, from Latin vappa, from Spanish gape.

guapo (Portuguese): brave; courageous; pretty; beautiful

Definitions

  1. brave; courageous; pretty; beautiful

Ancestry of “guapo”, 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 →