Where does “taipanada” come from?

taipanada (Macanese) comes from Macanese -ada, from Portuguese -ada, from Old Portuguese -ada, from Latin -āta.

taipanada (Macanese): big shots; the class or category to which a

Definitions

  1. big shots; the class or category to which a

Ancestry of “taipanada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macanese-adanoun-forming suffix
2Portuguese-adaforms the feminine singular past participle of...
3Old Portuguese-ada—
4Latin-āta—
Every word from Latin -āta →Every word from Portuguese -ada →Every word from Old Portuguese -ada →