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Where does “São Toméan” come from?

São Toméan (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

São Toméan (English): Of, or pertaining to, São Tomé and Principe or...

Definitions

  1. Of, or pertaining to, São Tomé and Principe or...

Ancestry of “São Toméan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishān—
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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