Where does “Gringolândia” come from?
Gringolândia (Portuguese) comes from English Gringolandia, from English gringo, from Spanish gringo, from Spanish griego, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Ancestry of “Gringolândia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Gringolandia | — |
| 2 | English | gringo | a white person from an English-speaking country,... |
| 3 | Spanish | gringo | a foreigner whose native language is not Spanish;... |
| 4 | Spanish | griego | Greek, Grecian; a Greek; anal sex |
| 5 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |