Where does “britânico” come from?
britânico (Portuguese) comes from Latin britannicus, from Latin Britannia, 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...
britânico (Portuguese): British; Briton
Ancestry of “britânico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | britannicus | British |
| 2 | Latin | Britannia | Britain |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Βρεττανία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |