Where does “Alentejan” come from?

Alentejan (English) comes from English Alentejo, from Portuguese Alentejo, from Portuguese além, from Old Portuguese alen, from Latin illinc, from Latin illim, from Latin ille, from Latin olle — that.

Alentejan (English): A person from Alentejo; From or relating to...

Definitions

  1. A person from Alentejo; From or relating to...

Ancestry of “Alentejan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAlentejo
2PortugueseAlentejo
3Portuguesealémthere, over there; beyond; the afterlife, the...
4Old Portuguesealen
5Latinillincthence; there
6Latinillimthence
7Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
8LatinolleArchaic form of ille
9Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille
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