Where does “sueco” come from?

sueco (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese suécio, from Portuguese Suécia, from Latin Suiones, from Proto-Germanic *swihaniz, from Proto-Germanic swihô, from Proto-Germanic swe- — "one's own, self".

sueco (Portuguese): Swede; Swedish

Definitions

  1. Swede; Swedish

Ancestry of “sueco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesesuécioSwedish
2PortugueseSuéciaSweden
3LatinSuionesSwedes
4Proto-Germanic*swihaniz—
5Proto-Germanicswihôa Swede
6Proto-Germanicswe-"one's own, self"
Every word from Proto-Germanic swe- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swihô →Every word from Proto-Germanic *swihaniz →