Etymology Explorer › Portuguese

Where does “Lusitânia” come from?

Lusitânia (Portuguese) comes from Latin Lūsitānia.

Lusitânia (Portuguese): poetic name for Portugal

Definitions

  1. poetic name for Portugal

Ancestry of “Lusitânia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLūsitānia—

Words derived from “Lusitânia”

  • lusofobia
  • luso-
Every word from Latin Lūsitānia →