Where does “bretão” come from?

bretão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese breton, from Latin britto, from Latin Brittania, from Ancient Greek Βρεττανία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

bretão (Portuguese): Breton

Definitions

  1. Breton

Ancestry of “bretão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebreton—
2Latinbrittoa Briton
3LatinBrittaniaBritain
4Ancient GreekΒρεττανίαthe British Isles
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Βρεττανία →