Where does “espinhão” come from?

espinhão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

espinhão (Portuguese): Augmentative of espinho

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of espinho

Ancestry of “espinhão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ãoforms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...
2Old Portuguese-ão—
3Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from Portuguese -ão →Every word from Old Portuguese -ão →