Where does “americano” come from?
americano (Portuguese) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
americano (Portuguese): American
Ancestry of “americano”, step by step
Words derived from “americano”