Etymology

Guadiana

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Today it means: A major river in Spain and Portugal. Full definition →

Spanish Guadiana ← Old Spanish Aguadiana ← Arabic وَادِي
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromAnās
  2. Arabic · derived fromوَادِي“river, valley”
  3. Old Spanish · derived fromAguadiana
  4. Spanish · borrowed fromGuadiana
  5. English todayGuadiana

From Spanish Guadiana, from Old Spanish Aguadiana, derived from Arabic وَادِي (wādī, “river, valley”) + Latin Anās (ancient name of the river), related to anas (“duck”).

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