Where does “sul-mato-grossense” come from?
sul-mato-grossense (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sul, from Old Portuguese sur, from French sud, from Middle French sud, from Old French sud, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
sul-mato-grossense (Portuguese): of Mato Grosso do Sul
Definitions
- of Mato Grosso do Sul
Ancestry of “sul-mato-grossense”, step by step
sul-mato-grossense traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese sul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sul | south |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | sur | — |
| 3 | French | sud | south |
| 4 | Middle French | sud | south |
| 5 | Old French | sud | south |
| 6 | Old English | sūþ | south |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
via Portuguese Mato Grosso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Mato Grosso | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | grosso | dense; thick; viscous; thick; crude; unrefined |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | grosso | — |
| 4 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 5 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |