Where does “Salazar” come from?

Salazar (Portuguese) comes from Spanish Salazar, from Spanish sala, from Basque zahar, from Proto-Basque *za(h)ar — old.

Salazar (Portuguese): António de Oliveira Salazar, a Portuguese dictator

Definitions

  1. António de Oliveira Salazar, a Portuguese dictator

Ancestry of “Salazar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishSalazar
2Spanishsalaroom; large hall; ward
3Basquezaharold, aged
4Proto-Basque*za(h)arold

Words derived from “Salazar

Every word from Proto-Basque *za(h)arEvery word from Basque zaharEvery word from Spanish sala
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