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Where does “norteamericano” come from?

norteamericano (Spanish) comes from Spanish Norteamérica, 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 — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

norteamericano (Spanish): born in, belonging or relative to the United...

Definitions

  1. born in, belonging or relative to the United...

Ancestry of “norteamericano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishNorteamérica—
2SpanishAméricaAmerica
3New LatinAmerica—
4ItalianAmerigo—
5Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks—
6Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
7Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
8Proto-Celticrīxsking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “norteamericano”

  • afronorteamericano
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