Etymology

guido

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Today it means: An Italian or (especially) Italian-American man, especially a stereotypical working-class or lower-class, usually urban-dwelling one. Full definition →

Italian Guido ← Medieval Latin *Widō ← Frankish *Widō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(h₁)wéydʰ(h₁)us
  6. Proto-Germanic*widuz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*widu
  8. Frankish*Widō
  9. Medieval Latin*Widō
  10. ItalianGuido
  11. English todayguido

From Italian Guido, a male given name. Doublet of Guido, Guy, and guy.

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