Where does “ricome” come from?
ricome (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ome, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
ricome (Old Portuguese): the highest rank of a fidalgo
Definitions
- the highest rank of a fidalgo
Ancestry of “ricome”, step by step
ricome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese ome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | ome | man |
| 2 | Latin | homō | human, person, man |
| 3 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Old Portuguese rico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | rico | rich |
| 2 | Gothic | 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 | ruler, lord |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |