Where does “Andorran” come from?
Andorran (English) comes from English Andorra, from Catalan Andorra, from Basque andurrial, from Spanish andar, from Vulgar Latin and(i)tare, from Latin ambitare, from Latin adito, from Latin adeō — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Andorran (English): A person from Andorra or of Andorran descent; Of,...
Definitions
- A person from Andorra or of Andorran descent; Of,...
Ancestry of “Andorran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Andorra | — |
| 2 | Catalan | Andorra | — |
| 3 | Basque | andurrial | shrub-covered land |
| 4 | Spanish | andar | to walk, to go; to amble, to travel; to ride |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | and(i)tare | to go |
| 6 | Latin | ambitare | present active infinitive of *ambitō;... |
| 7 | Latin | adito | I go to or approach often; second-person singular... |
| 8 | Latin | adeō | — |
| 9 | Interlingua | deo | — |
| 10 | French | Dieu | God; to God |
| 11 | Middle French | Dieu | — |
| 12 | Old French | deü | Alternative form of deu |
| 13 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 14 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 15 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |