Etymograph

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Legazpi

Legazpi comes from Basque Legazpi.

  1. BasquemodernLegazpi
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. BasquemodernLegazpi
  2. Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form
  3. Englishtodaysame form

The story

Named after Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Governor-General of the Philippines.

Today it means

name A city, the provincial capital of Albay, Bicol Region, Luzon, Philippines.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Basque Legazpi / Legazpi