Where does “radiofarol” come from?

radiofarol (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese radio-, from Latin radio-, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.

radiofarol (Portuguese): radio communication station that used to guide ships

Definitions

  1. radio communication station that used to guide ships

Ancestry of “radiofarol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseradio-radio
2Latinradio-—
3Latinradiusray; staff, rod; spoke
4English-ánOf or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a
5Middle English-an—
Every word from Middle English -an →Every word from English -án →Every word from Latin radius →