Where does “Singaporean” come from?
Singaporean is an English adjective derived from Singapore, which comes from Italian -ana (suffix forming adjectives), Sanskrit सिंहपुर (lion city), and Proto-Italic -os (masculine nominative singular suffix).
Singaporean (English): Of, from, or pertaining to Singapore or its...
Definitions
- Of, from, or pertaining to Singapore or its...
Ancestry of “Singaporean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -an | Of or pertaining to; |
| 2 | Italian | -ana | -an, -y |
| 3 | Spanish | -ana | feminine singular of -ano |
| 4 | Latin | -ana | inflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 6 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |