Where does “neorriqueño” come from?

neorriqueño (Spanish) comes from Spanish neoyorquino, from Spanish Nueva York, from English New York, from English York, from Middle English Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, from Old Norse Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ — York.

neorriqueño (Spanish): Neorican

Definitions

  1. Neorican

Ancestry of “neorriqueño”, step by step

neorriqueño traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish neoyorquino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishneoyorquinoa New Yorker; somebody from New York
2SpanishNueva York
3EnglishNew YorkNew York County, a county of New York, coterminous with the Borough of Manhattan
4EnglishYorkEnglish city
5Middle EnglishȜork
6Old NorseJórk
7Old NorseJórvík
8Old EnglishEoforwīċYork
9LatinEborācumEboracum, a fort and city in Roman Britain, which evolved into York
10Proto-Brythonic*EβrọgYork

via Spanish puertorriqueño

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishpuertorriqueñoPuerto Rican
2Spanish-eñoComing from, related to, or like; One from,...
3French-ène-ene
4Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
5Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Brythonic *EβrọgEvery word from Latin EborācumEvery word from Old English Eoforwīċ