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Where does “estado-unidense” come from?

estado-unidense (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ense, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

estado-unidense (Portuguese): citizen of the United States of America; American...

Definitions

  1. citizen of the United States of America; American...

Ancestry of “estado-unidense”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-enseforms the names of residents or inhabitants of a...
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →