Where does “porto-riquenho” come from?

porto-riquenho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -enho, from Latin -ēnus, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

porto-riquenho (Portuguese): Puerto Rican of or relating to Puerto Rico

Definitions

  1. Puerto Rican of or relating to Puerto Rico

Ancestry of “porto-riquenho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-enhoforms the names of residents or inhabitants of a...
2Latin-ēnusOf or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Latin -ēnus →Every word from Portuguese -enho →
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