Where does “Anglo-America” come from?
Anglo-America (English) comes from English America, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Anglo-America (English): A region in the Americas in which English is a main language, including for example the United States and Canada
Definitions
- A region in the Americas in which English is a main language, including for example the United States and Canada
Ancestry of “Anglo-America”, step by step
Anglo-America traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English America
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | America | — |
| 2 | Latin | America | — |
| 3 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English anglo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anglo | An English person or person of English ancestry;... |