Where does “alsaciano” come from?

alsaciano (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Alsácia, from Medieval Latin Alsatia, from Old High German ali sazzo, from Proto-West Germanic alljas, from Proto-Germanic aljas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alsaciano (Portuguese): Alsatian of or relating to Alsace

Definitions

  1. Alsatian of or relating to Alsace

Ancestry of “alsaciano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseAlsácia—
2Medieval LatinAlsatia—
3Old High Germanali sazzoinhabitant of the other
4Proto-West Germanicalljaselse, otherwise, besides
5Proto-Germanicaljasof another, of something else
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos →Every word from Proto-Germanic aljas →