Where does “cananeu” come from?

cananeu (Portuguese) comes from Latin Chananaeus, from Ancient Greek Χαναναῖος, from Ancient Greek -αῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

cananeu (Portuguese): Canaanite

Definitions

  1. Canaanite

Ancestry of “cananeu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinChananaeusCanaanite
2Ancient GreekΧαναναῖοςCanaanite
3Ancient Greek-αῖοςSuffix added to nouns or adjectives, forming adjectives: pertaining to, belonging to ("of")
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek -αῖος →