Where does “bandeirante” come from?

bandeirante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ante, from Old Portuguese -ante.

bandeirante (Portuguese): an European or European-descent explorer in the...

Definitions

  1. an European or European-descent explorer in the...

Ancestry of “bandeirante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-anteForms adjectives from verbs
2Old Portuguese-ante—
Every word from Old Portuguese -ante →Every word from Portuguese -ante →