Where does “Venezuela” come from?
Venezuela (Dutch) comes from Spanish Venezuela, from Italian Veneziola, from Italian Venezia, from Latin Venetia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Venezuela (Dutch): Venezuela South American province of the Spanish Empire
Definitions
- Venezuela South American province of the Spanish Empire
Ancestry of “Venezuela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Venezuela | Venezuela |
| 2 | Italian | Veneziola | — |
| 3 | Italian | Venezia | Venice |
| 4 | Latin | Venetia | Venice |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |