Where does “sueco” come from?

sueco (Galician) comes from Latin suecus, from Latin Suiones, from Proto-Germanic *swihaniz, from Proto-Germanic swihô, from Proto-Germanic swe- — "one's own, self".

sueco (Galician): Swedish; Swede

Definitions

  1. Swedish; Swede

Ancestry of “sueco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuecus—
2LatinSuionesSwedes
3Proto-Germanic*swihaniz—
4Proto-Germanicswihôa Swede
5Proto-Germanicswe-"one's own, self"
Every word from Proto-Germanic swe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swihô →Every word from Proto-Germanic *swihaniz →
sueco — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer