Where does “guapo” come from?

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

guapo (Spanish): arrowroot; good-looking; handsome, pretty; smart...

Definitions

  1. arrowroot; good-looking; handsome, pretty; smart...

Ancestry of “guapo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvappaflat wine; worthless person, fop
2Spanishgape

Words derived from “guapo

Every word from Spanish gapeEvery word from Latin vappa