Where does “Fordlandia” come from?
Fordlandia (Portuguese) comes from English Fordlandia, from English Ford, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Fordlandia (Portuguese): Fordlandia
Definitions
- Fordlandia
Ancestry of “Fordlandia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fordlandia | A failed colony to farm rubber established by the Ford Motor Company |
| 2 | English | Ford | A make of car, named for Henry Ford |
| 3 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |