Where does “fluminense” come from?
fluminense (Latin) comes from Latin fluminensis, from Brazilian Portuguese fluminense, from Portuguese -ense, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.
fluminense (Latin): nominative neuter singular of flūminēnsis;...
Definitions
- nominative neuter singular of flūminēnsis;...
Ancestry of “fluminense”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fluminensis | Rio de Janeiro |
| 2 | Brazilian Portuguese | fluminense | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | -ense | forms the names of residents or inhabitants of a... |
| 4 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 5 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 6 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 7 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |