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Where does “severoamerický” come from?

severoamerický (Czech) comes from Czech americký, from Czech Amerika, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

severoamerický (Czech): North American

Definitions

  1. North American

Ancestry of “severoamerický”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechamerickýAmerican
2CzechAmerika—
3New LatinAmerica—
4ItalianAmerigo—
5Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks—
6Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
7Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
8Proto-Celticrīxsking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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