Where does “sul-coreano” come from?
sul-coreano (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese coreano, from Portuguese Coreia, from Latin chorēa, from Ancient Greek χορεία, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
sul-coreano (Portuguese): South Korean of or relating to South Korea
Definitions
- South Korean of or relating to South Korea
Ancestry of “sul-coreano”, step by step
sul-coreano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese coreano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | coreano | Korean relating to the Korean Peninsula |
| 2 | Portuguese | Coreia | dance, ball |
| 3 | Latin | chorēa | A dance in a ring, round dance |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χορεία | dance, especially choral dance with music; any... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |