Where does “Nuyorican” come from?
Nuyorican (English) comes from English New York, from English York, from Middle English Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, from Old Norse Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg — York.
Nuyorican (English): Of or pertaining to New Yorkers of Puerto Rican...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to New Yorkers of Puerto Rican...
Ancestry of “Nuyorican”, step by step
Nuyorican traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English New York
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | New York | New York County, a county of New York, coterminous with the Borough of Manhattan |
| 2 | English | York | English city |
| 3 | Middle English | Ȝork | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | Jórk | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | Jórvík | — |
| 6 | Old English | Eoforwīċ | York |
| 7 | Latin | Eborācum | Eboracum, a fort and city in Roman Britain, which evolved into York |
| 8 | Proto-Brythonic | *Eβrọg | York |
via English Puerto Rican
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Puerto Rican | A person from Puerto Rico; Of, from, or... |
| 2 | English | Puerto Rico | — |
| 3 | Spanish | Puerto Rico | — |