Where does “sambadrome” come from?
sambadrome (English) comes from English drome, from English aerodrome, from English -drome, from Ancient Greek δρόμος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
sambadrome (English): In Brazil, a building or place where samba...
Definitions
- In Brazil, a building or place where samba...
Ancestry of “sambadrome”, step by step
sambadrome traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English drome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drome | The crab plover, "Dromas ardeola", of North... |
| 2 | English | aerodrome | An airfield; A flying machine composed of... |
| 3 | English | -drome | path |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δρόμος | race, running; racetrack; course, path |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via Portuguese sambódromo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sambódromo | sambadrome |
| 2 | Portuguese | samba | samba Brazilian genre of music and dance |
| 3 | Kimbundu | semba | belly-bump |