Where does “Trinidadian” come from?
Trinidadian comes from English Trinidad, derived from Latin -ianus, Latin -ius, and Latin -tas, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tréyes meaning three.
Trinidadian (English): A person from Trinidad or of descent of Trinidad;...
Definitions
- A person from Trinidad or of descent of Trinidad;...
Ancestry of “Trinidadian”, step by step
Trinidadian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Trinidad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Trinidad | A number of places in other countries |
| 2 | Spanish | Trinidad | Trinidad (island) |
| 3 | Latin | trīnitās | threeness; the state of being three |
| 4 | German | Dreieinigkeit | Trinity |
| 5 | German | Einigkeit | unity; consensus, agreement |
| 6 | German | -keit | Alternative form of -heit; -ness, -ty; -ty |
| 7 | German | -heit | Converts an adjective into a noun and usually... |
| 8 | Middle High German | -heit | ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective |
| 9 | Old High German | -heit | nature, character |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | -haidu | hood |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |
via Romanian Trinidad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Trinidad | — |