Where does “mesopotâmico” come from?

mesopotâmico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Mesopotâmia, from Latin Mesopotamia, from Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία, from Ancient Greek μεσοποτάμιος, from Ancient Greek μέσος, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “mesopotâmico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMesopotâmia
2LatinMesopotamia
3Ancient GreekΜεσοποταμίαland between the rivers
4Ancient Greekμεσοποτάμιοςbetween rivers
5Ancient Greekμέσοςmiddle of, between, amidst; half; of middle...
6Ancient Greekσφαῖραball, globe, sphere
7Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
8Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
9Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
10Proto-Indo-European-ess
11Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Ancient Greek -ειδήςEvery word from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα
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