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Where does “Indo-Briton” come from?

Indo-Briton (English) comes from English Briton, from Old French Breton, from Latin britto, from Latin Brittania, from Ancient Greek Βρεττανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Indo-Briton (English): A person born in India, of mixed Indian and...

Definitions

  1. A person born in India, of mixed Indian and...

Ancestry of “Indo-Briton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBritonAn inhabitant of Great Britain; A citizen of the...
2Old FrenchBretonBreton
3Latinbritto—
4LatinBrittaniaBritain
5Ancient GreekΒρεττανία—
6Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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