Where does “Ecuadorian” come from?
Ecuadorian comes from English Ecuador, from Latin -ianus, from Latin -ius, from Latin -tor, from Latin aequus meaning equal, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Italic -os.
Ecuadorian (English): A person from Ecuador or of Ecuadorian descent;...
Definitions
- A person from Ecuador or of Ecuadorian descent;...
Ancestry of “Ecuadorian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Ecuador | — |
| 2 | Spanish | ecuador | equator |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | aequator | equalizer; equator; second-person singular future... |
| 4 | Latin | aequō | — |
| 5 | Latin | æquus | — |
| 6 | Latin | vocāre | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
Words derived from “Ecuadorian”