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Where does “Vásquez” come from?

Vásquez (Spanish) comes from Galician Vaasquez, from Galician Velasco, from Spanish -ez, from Latin -ities, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Vásquez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GalicianVaasquez—
2GalicianVelasco—
3Spanish-ezA suffix forming many Spanish surnames; A suffix...
4Latin-itiesAlternative form of -iēs
5Latin-itia-ness, -ity
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Vásquez”

  • Vasquez
  • Vasquez
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