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Where does “Luso-Hispanic” come from?

Luso-Hispanic (English) comes from English Hispanic, from Latin hispanicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Luso-Hispanic (English): Of or pertaining to both Portugal and Spain

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to both Portugal and Spain

Ancestry of “Luso-Hispanic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHispanicOf or relating to Spain; Of or pertaining to the...
2LatinhispanicusSpanish
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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