Where does “abanico” come from?
abanico (Portuguese) comes from Spanish abanico, from Portuguese abano, from Portuguese á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
abanico (Portuguese): fan
Ancestry of “abanico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | abanico | fan; range |
| 2 | Portuguese | abano | fan; the act of waving |
| 3 | Portuguese | á- | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |