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Where does “Araucanía” come from?

Araucanía (Spanish) comes from Spanish araucano, from Spanish -año, from Latin -ānus.

Ancestry of “Araucanía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanisharaucanoAraucanian; of or pertaining to the Mapudungun...
2Spanish-año—
3Latin-ānus—

Words derived from “Araucanía”

  • Araucania
  • Araucania
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