Where does “Reino Unido” come from?
Reino Unido (Portuguese) comes from English United Kingdom, from English United, from English unite, from Middle English uniten, from Latin ūnītus, from Latin ūniō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō — he, she.
Ancestry of “Reino Unido”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | United Kingdom | — |
| 2 | English | United | — |
| 3 | English | unite | To bring together as one; To come together as... |
| 4 | Middle English | uniten | — |
| 5 | Latin | ūnītus | — |
| 6 | Latin | ūniō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |