Where does “asioamericano” come from?
asioamericano (Italian) comes from Italian americano, from Italian America, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
asioamericano (Italian): Asian-American
Definitions
- Asian-American
Ancestry of “asioamericano”, step by step
asioamericano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian americano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | americano | American, United States, US, Yankee; American |
| 2 | Italian | America | — |
| 3 | New Latin | America | — |
| 4 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Italian asiatico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | asiatico | Asian; an Asian |
| 2 | Latin | asiaticus | Asiatic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσιατικός | of Asia Minor, Anatolian |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |