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Where does “américain” come from?

américain (French) comes from French Amérique, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

américain (French): pertaining to America or the American people;...

Definitions

  1. pertaining to America or the American people;...

Ancestry of “américain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchAmérique—
2New LatinAmerica—
3ItalianAmerigo—
4Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks—
5Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
6Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
7Proto-Celticrīxsking
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “américain”

  • ricain
  • américanisme
  • antiaméricain
  • antiaméricanisme
  • américanissime
  • Amerikanca
  • Amerikan
  • ameriken
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