Where does “nord-american” come from?
nord-american (Romanian) comes from Romanian american, from Romanian America, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
nord-american (Romanian): North American
Definitions
- North American
Ancestry of “nord-american”, step by step
nord-american traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian american
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | american | American |
| 2 | Romanian | America | — |
| 3 | Latin | America | — |
| 4 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |