Where does “Mendes” come from?
Mendes (English) comes from Portuguese Mendes, from Portuguese -ês, from Old Portuguese -és, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.
Mendes (English): An ancient Egyptian city, the modern Tell El-Ruba
Definitions
- An ancient Egyptian city, the modern Tell El-Ruba
Ancestry of “Mendes”, step by step
Mendes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Mendes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Mendes | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | -ês | -ese |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | -és | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 5 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 6 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 7 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Ancient Greek Μένδης
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Μένδης | — |