Where does “Saniclau” come from?
Saniclau (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese São Nicolau, from Portuguese Nicolau, from Old Portuguese Nicolao, from Latin Nīcolāum, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
Saniclau (Kabuverdianu): São Nicolau
Definitions
- São Nicolau
Ancestry of “Saniclau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | São Nicolau | Nicholas of Myra, Saint Nicholas |
| 2 | Portuguese | Nicolau | Nicholas |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | Nicolao | — |
| 4 | Latin | Nīcolāum | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Νικόλαος | Nicolas |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |