Where does “-ão” come from?

-ão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

-ão (Portuguese): forms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...

Definitions

  1. forms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...

Ancestry of “-ão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguese-ão—
2Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian

Words derived from “-ão”

Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from Old Portuguese -ão →