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Where does “sueco” come from?

sueco (Spanish) comes from Latin suecus, from Latin Suiones, from Proto-Germanic *swihaniz, from Proto-Germanic swihô, from Proto-Germanic swe- — "one's own, self".

sueco (Spanish): Swedish; a Swede; the Swedish language

Definitions

  1. Swedish; a Swede; the Swedish language

Ancestry of “sueco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuecus—
2LatinSuionesSwedes
3Proto-Germanic*swihaniz—
4Proto-Germanicswihôa Swede
5Proto-Germanicswe-"one's own, self"
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