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Where does “Trindade e Tobago” come from?

Trindade e Tobago (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese e, from Old Portuguese e, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

Ancestry of “Trindade e Tobago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseeand; and, conjunction; Abbreviation of este
2Old Portugueseeand; Alternative form of é
3Latinetand; plus; though, even if
4Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →