Where does “São Nicolau” come from?

São Nicolau (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Nicolau, from Old Portuguese Nicolao, from Latin Nīcolāum, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

São Nicolau (Portuguese): Nicholas of Myra, Saint Nicholas

Definitions

  1. Nicholas of Myra, Saint Nicholas

Ancestry of “São Nicolau”, step by step

São Nicolau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Nicolau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseNicolauNicholas
2Old PortugueseNicolao
3LatinNīcolāum
4Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
5Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
6Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

via Portuguese São

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseSãoforms the titles of male saints whose names begin...
2Old Portuguesesão
3Latinsānussound in body, healthy, whole, well
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswā-n-healthy; whole; active; vigorous

Words derived from “São Nicolau

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós
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