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.
Alentejan (English): A person from Alentejo; From or relating to...
Definitions
- A person from Alentejo; From or relating to...
Ancestry of “Alentejan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Alentejo | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | Alentejo | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | além | there, over there; beyond; the afterlife, the... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | alen | — |
| 5 | Latin | illinc | thence; there |
| 6 | Latin | illim | thence |
| 7 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 8 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |