Where does “Chilean” come from?
Chilean derives from English Chile, from Italian -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -anus, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os, a masculine suffix forming adjectives of origin or belonging.
Chilean (English): Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture...
Definitions
- Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture...
Ancestry of “Chilean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Chile | — |
| 2 | Spanish | chile | chili, chilli, chile; penis |
| 3 | Quechua | chiri | cold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or... |
| 4 | Mapudungun | chilli | where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus |
Words derived from “Chilean”