Where does “cupuazú” come from?
cupuazú (Spanish) comes from Portuguese cupuaçu, from Old Tupi kupuasu, from Old Tupi kupu'yûasu, from Old Tupi -gûasu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-wat͡ʃu — augmentative suffix.
cupuazú (Spanish): cupuassu
Definitions
- cupuassu
Ancestry of “cupuazú”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cupuaçu | Copoasu; the fruit of the copoasu tree, used to... |
| 2 | Old Tupi | kupuasu | — |
| 3 | Old Tupi | kupu'yûasu | Copoasu, a tropical fruit tree native to South... |
| 4 | Old Tupi | -gûasu | combining form of gûasu; big |
| 5 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *-wat͡ʃu | augmentative suffix |