Where does “norte-americano” come from?
norte-americano (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese americano, from Portuguese América, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
norte-americano (Portuguese): American of or relating to the United States
Definitions
- American of or relating to the United States
Ancestry of “norte-americano”, step by step
norte-americano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese americano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | americano | American |
| 2 | Portuguese | América | — |
| 3 | New Latin | America | — |
| 4 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |