Where does “ancho” come from?
ancho (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ancho, from Latin amplus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
ancho (Portuguese): broad, wide; conceited
Definitions
- broad, wide; conceited
Ancestry of “ancho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | ancho | broad, wide, ample |
| 2 | Latin | amplus | large, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |