Where does “costa-riquenho” come from?

costa-riquenho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -enho, from Latin -ēnus, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

costa-riquenho (Portuguese): Costa Rican of or relating to Costa Rica

Definitions

  1. Costa Rican of or relating to Costa Rica

Ancestry of “costa-riquenho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-enhoforms the names of residents or inhabitants of a...
2Latin-ēnusOf or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Latin -ēnus →Every word from Portuguese -enho →