Where does “Mozambican” come from?
Mozambican is an English adjective formed with the suffix -an, from Italian -ana and Spanish -ana, ultimately derived from Latin -anus, which developed from the masculine nominative singular -us.
Mozambican (English): Of, belonging to, or relating to Mozambique or...
Definitions
- Of, belonging to, or relating to Mozambique or...
Ancestry of “Mozambican”, step by step
Mozambican traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via New Latin Mozambica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | Mozambica | — |
via Czech Mozambik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | Mozambik | — |
via Romanian Mozambic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Mozambic | — |