Where does “Araucanian” come from?
Araucanian (English) comes from English Araucania, from Spanish Araucanía, from Spanish araucano, from Spanish -año, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.
Araucanian (English): A member of the Mapuche people
Definitions
- A member of the Mapuche people
Ancestry of “Araucanian”, step by step
Araucanian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Araucania
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Araucania | The homeland of the Mapuche people in part of Patagonia (south central Chile and adjacent area of Argentina) |
| 2 | Spanish | Araucanía | Araucania, the homeland of the Mapuche people in part of Patagonia (southern Chile and Argentina) |
| 3 | Spanish | araucano | Araucanian; of or pertaining to the Mapudungun... |
| 4 | Spanish | -año | Used to form form adjectives or nouns derived from Latin |
| 5 | Latin | -ānus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
via English N
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | N | The ordinal number fourteenth, derived from this... |