Where does “moluqueño” come from?

moluqueño (Spanish) comes from Spanish -eño, from French -ène, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

moluqueño (Spanish): A person from the Moluccas or of Moluccan descent

Definitions

  1. A person from the Moluccas or of Moluccan descent

Ancestry of “moluqueño”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-eñoComing from, related to, or like; One from,...
2French-ène-ene
3Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
4Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Spanish -eñoEvery word from Ancient Greek -ηνός