Where does “Khoisan” come from?
Khoisan (English) comes from English San, from English sanatorium, from Latin sanatus, from Latin sānō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
Khoisan (English): A member of the Khoi or San people
Definitions
- A member of the Khoi or San people
Ancestry of “Khoisan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | San | Any of the foraging non-Bantu ethnic groups of... |
| 2 | English | sanatorium | An institution that treats chronic diseases, and... |
| 3 | Latin | sanatus | healed, cured; restored, repaired, corrected |
| 4 | Latin | sānō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
Words derived from “Khoisan”