Where does “hanchu” come from?

hanchu (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish ancho, from Latin amplus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

hanchu (Papiamentu): wide

Definitions

  1. wide

Ancestry of “hanchu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishanchowide; broad; proud; width, breadth
2Latinampluslarge, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample;...
3Latin-ōsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Latin -ō →Every word from Latin amplus →