Where does “minhoto” come from?

minhoto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Minho, from Latin Minius, from Proto-Celtic mino-, from Proto-Indo-European mei- — to go; to switch; small.

minhoto (Portuguese): Of or from Minho; Native or inhabitant of Minho

Definitions

  1. Of or from Minho; Native or inhabitant of Minho

Ancestry of “minhoto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMinho—
2LatinMiniusA river in Gallaecia, now the Minho river
3Proto-Celticmino-smooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmei-to go; to switch; small
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mei- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mino- →Every word from Latin Minius →