English
Guadalupe
Guadalupe comes from Spanish Guadalupe, from Arabic وَادِي ٱل ‘valley of the’, and ultimately from وَدَى ‘to whip out for discharge’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentوَدَىwadā‘to whip out for discharge’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentوَادِي ٱل‘valley of the’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentGuadalupe
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentوَدَىwadā‘to whip out for discharge’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentوَادِي ٱل‘valley of the’
- Spanishc. 1500–presentGuadalupe
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Arabic وَدَى
Today it means
name A city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic وَدَى / Guadalupe