Where does “sertanojo” come from?

sertanojo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sertanejo, from Portuguese sertão, from Portuguese desertão.

sertanojo (Portuguese): sertanejo

Definitions

  1. sertanejo

Ancestry of “sertanojo”, step by step

sertanojo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese sertanejo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesertanejofrom or relating to a rural, semi-arid area;...
2Portuguesesertãocountryside, backlands or outback
3Portuguesedesertão—

via Portuguese nojo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenojodisgust; repugnance; mourning, sadness
2Old Portuguesenojo—
Every word from Portuguese desertão →Every word from Portuguese sertão →Every word from Portuguese sertanejo →