Where does “Äquatorialguinea” come from?
Äquatorialguinea (German) comes from German äquatorial, from German Äquator, from Latin aequātor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
Ancestry of “Äquatorialguinea”, step by step
Äquatorialguinea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German äquatorial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | äquatorial | equatorial |
| 2 | German | Äquator | equator |
| 3 | Latin | aequātor | coin inspector or assayer |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via German Guinea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Guinea | — |