Where does “Mato Grosso do Sul” come from?
Mato Grosso do Sul (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sul, from Old Portuguese sur, from French sud, from Middle French sud, from Old French sud, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
Ancestry of “Mato Grosso do Sul”, step by step
Mato Grosso do Sul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese sul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sul | south |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | sur | — |
| 3 | French | sud | south |
| 4 | Middle French | sud | south |
| 5 | Old French | sud | south |
| 6 | Old English | sūþ | south |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
via Portuguese Mato Grosso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Mato Grosso | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | grosso | dense; thick; viscous; thick; crude; unrefined |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | grosso | — |
| 4 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 5 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |