Where does “tartaranhão” come from?

tartaranhão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

tartaranhão (Portuguese): harrier any of several birds of prey in the genus

Definitions

  1. harrier any of several birds of prey in the genus

Ancestry of “tartaranhão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ãoforms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...
2Old Portuguese-ão—
3Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from Portuguese -ão →Every word from Old Portuguese -ão →