Where does “baianada” come from?
baianada (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese baiano, from Portuguese -ano, from French -ane, from Middle French -ané, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos.
baianada (Portuguese): Collectively, people from the state of Bahia in...
Definitions
- Collectively, people from the state of Bahia in...
Ancestry of “baianada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | baiano | Bahian; someone from the northern parts of Brazil |
| 2 | Portuguese | -ano | -an; forms nouns, from a person’s name, denoting... |
| 3 | French | -ane | -ane |
| 4 | Middle French | -ané | — |
| 5 | Latin | -āneus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | — |