Where does “Andalusian” come from?
Andalusian comes from English Andalusia with the Latin suffix -ianus, derived from Latin -ius, -um, and -us, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yós and -ós through Proto-Italic -os.
Andalusian (English): From or pertaining to Andalusia; From or...
Definitions
- From or pertaining to Andalusia; From or...
Ancestry of “Andalusian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Andalusia | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | Andalusia | — |
| 3 | Arabic | الْأَنْدَلُس | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | Vandalicia | land of the Vandals |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wandilaz | wanderer; Vandal; Vendil |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ-eh₂- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |