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Where does “baiano” come from?

baiano (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ano, from French -ane, from Middle French -ané, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos.

baiano (Portuguese): Bahian; someone from the northern parts of Brazil

Definitions

  1. Bahian; someone from the northern parts of Brazil

Ancestry of “baiano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ano-an; forms nouns, from a person’s name, denoting...
2French-ane-ane
3Middle French-ané—
4Latin-āneus—
5Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
6Proto-Italic*-eos—

Words derived from “baiano”

  • baiao
  • baianada
  • baião
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