Where does “VIII Región” come from?

VIII Región (Spanish) comes from Spanish región, from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.

VIII Región (Spanish): Former name of the Biobío region in Chile

Definitions

  1. Former name of the Biobío region in Chile

Ancestry of “VIII Región”, step by step

VIII Región traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish región

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishregiónregion
2Latinregiōdirection, line
3LatinAemilia
4Latinaemulusstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
5Proto-Italicaimelosstriving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad...
6Proto-Italicaimosimitation
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eym-to copy, imitate

via Spanish [[VIII]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish[[VIII]]
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym-Every word from Proto-Italic aimosEvery word from Proto-Italic aimelos