Where does “Macassarese” come from?
Macassarese (English) comes from English Macassar, from English Makassar, from Portuguese Macáçar, from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd.
Macassarese (English): Of or relating to Macassar in Indonesia
Definitions
- Of or relating to Macassar in Indonesia
Ancestry of “Macassarese”, step by step
Macassarese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Macassar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Macassar | a port city in Indonesia |
| 2 | English | Makassar | a port city in Indonesia |
| 3 | Portuguese | Macáçar | — |
| 4 | Portuguese | -ar | forms the impersonal infinitive of... |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | -ar | — |
| 6 | Latin | -are | present active infinitive of -ō; -āre;... |
| 7 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |