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.

Gringolândia (Portuguese): the United States of America

Definitions

  1. the United States of America

Ancestry of “Gringolândia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGringolandiaThe United States of America
2Englishgringoa white person from an English-speaking country,...
3Spanishgringoa foreigner whose native language is not Spanish;...
4SpanishgriegoGreek, Grecian; a Greek; anal sex
5LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
6Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
7Ancient GreekγραῖαGraea, Boeotia; Greece
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖαEvery word from Ancient Greek Γραικός
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