Where does “Angra do Heroísmo” come from?
Angra do Heroísmo (English) comes from Portuguese Angra do Heroísmo, from Portuguese do, from Old Portuguese do, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
Ancestry of “Angra do Heroísmo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Angra do Heroísmo | Bay of Heroism |
| 2 | Portuguese | do | from the; of the |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | do | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | de | of |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |