Where does “mexicano” come from?
mexicano (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ano, from French -ane, from Middle French -ané, from Latin -āneus, from Latin -eus, from Proto-Italic *-eos.
mexicano (Portuguese): Mexican
Ancestry of “mexicano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | -ano | -an; forms nouns, from a person’s name, denoting... |
| 2 | French | -ane | -ane |
| 3 | Middle French | -ané | — |
| 4 | Latin | -āneus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-eos | — |