Where does “São” come from?

São (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese são, from Latin sānus, from Proto-Indo-European swā-n- — healthy; whole; active; vigorous.

São (Portuguese): forms the titles of male saints whose names begin...

Definitions

  1. forms the titles of male saints whose names begin...

Ancestry of “São”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesão—
2Latinsānussound in body, healthy, whole, well
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswā-n-healthy; whole; active; vigorous

Words derived from “São”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swā-n- →Every word from Latin sānus →Every word from Old Portuguese são →