English
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo comes from Spanish San Luis obispo.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentSan Luis obispo
- Englishearliest quotation 1998San Luis Obispo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentSan Luis obispo
- Englishearliest quotation 1998San Luis Obispo
Earliest quotation: 1998, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents: “He found them on the road just north of…”
The story
From Spanish San Luis obispo, named after Saint Louis of Toulouse.
Every English word from Spanish San Luis obispo
Today it means
name A city, the county seat of San Luis Obispo County, California, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish San Luis obispo / San Luis Obispo