Etymology Explorer › Manx

Where does “Veneswaaley” come from?

Veneswaaley (Manx) comes from English Venezuela, from Spanish Venezuela, from Italian Veneziola, from Italian Venezia, from Latin Venetia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Veneswaaley”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVenezuela—
2SpanishVenezuelaVenezuela
3ItalianVeneziola—
4ItalianVeneziaVenice
5LatinVenetiaVenice
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →