Where does “americanista” come from?

americanista (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese americano, from Portuguese América, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

americanista (Portuguese): Americanistic relating to the study of the Americas

Definitions

  1. Americanistic relating to the study of the Americas

Ancestry of “americanista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseamericanoAmerican
2PortugueseAmérica—
3New LatinAmerica—
4ItalianAmerigo—
5Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks—
6Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
7Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
8Proto-Celticrīxsking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →