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Where does “são” come from?

são (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin sānus, from Proto-Indo-European swā-n- — healthy; whole; active; vigorous.

Ancestry of “são”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsānus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswā-n-healthy; whole; active; vigorous

Words derived from “são”

  • São Tomé
  • São Toméan
  • São Sebastião
  • São João Batista
  • são
  • São João Evangelista
  • São Tomé
  • São Jorge
  • São Nicolau
  • São Marcos
  • São Valentim
  • São Pedro
  • sã
  • São Lourenço
  • サントメ
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