Where does “Angra do Heroísmo” come from?
Angra do Heroísmo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese do, from Old Portuguese do, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
Angra do Heroísmo (Portuguese): Bay of Heroism
Ancestry of “Angra do Heroísmo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | do | from the; of the |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | do | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | de | of |
| 4 | Latin | dē | — |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “Angra do Heroísmo”