Where does “boliguayo” come from?
boliguayo (Spanish) comes from Spanish boliviano, from Spanish Bolivia, from Spanish Bolívar, from Basque Bolibar, from Basque bolu, from Latin molīnum, from Latin molīnus, from Latin mola — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
boliguayo (Spanish): a poor South American immigrant to Argentina
Definitions
- a poor South American immigrant to Argentina
Ancestry of “boliguayo”, step by step
boliguayo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish boliviano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | boliviano | Bolivian |
| 2 | Spanish | Bolivia | — |
| 3 | Spanish | Bolívar | Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), South American leader, the most famous person with this surname |
| 4 | Basque | Bolibar | — |
| 5 | Basque | bolu | windmill |
| 6 | Latin | molīnum | a mill |
| 7 | Latin | molīnus | mill |
| 8 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Spanish paraguayo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | paraguayo | Paraguayan (from or native to Paraguay) |