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Where does “suecus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “suecus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSuionesSwedes
2Proto-Germanic*swihaniz—
3Proto-Germanicswihôa Swede
4Proto-Germanicswe-"one's own, self"

Words derived from “suecus”

  • sueco
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