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Where does “americano” come from?

americano (Spanish) comes from Spanish América, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

americano (Spanish): of the Americas; of the United States; American

Definitions

  1. of the Americas; of the United States; American

Ancestry of “americano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishAméricaAmerica
2New LatinAmerica—
3ItalianAmerigo—
4Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks—
5Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
6Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
7Proto-Celticrīxsking
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “americano”

  • centroamericano
  • americanización
  • americanizar
  • antiamericano
  • afroamericano
  • panamericanismo
  • panamericano
  • italoamericano
  • angloamericano
  • antiamericanismo
  • bilagáana
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