Where does “amiricãnescu” come from?

amiricãnescu (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian escu, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

amiricãnescu (Aromanian): American

Definitions

  1. American

Ancestry of “amiricãnescu”, step by step

amiricãnescu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aromanian escu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AromanianescuI am
2Latinsūmto be, exist
3Proto-Italicezomto be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Aromanian amirican

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AromanianamiricanAmerican a person from America or of American descent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmiEvery word from Proto-Italic ezom