Where does “sub-região” come from?

sub-região (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese região, from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

sub-região (Portuguese): subregion (subdivision of a region)

Definitions

  1. subregion (subdivision of a region)

Ancestry of “sub-região”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseregiãoregion, district
2Latinregiōdirection, line
3LatinAemilia—
4Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
5Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
6Proto-Italicaimosimitation
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- →Every word from Proto-Italic aimos →Every word from Proto-Italic aimelos →