Where does “latinamerikansk” come from?
latinamerikansk (Swedish) comes from Swedish latinamerikan, from Swedish Latinamerika, from Latvian Amerika, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
latinamerikansk (Swedish): Latin American (of or relating to Latin America)
Definitions
- Latin American (of or relating to Latin America)
Ancestry of “latinamerikansk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | latinamerikan | a Latin American |
| 2 | Swedish | Latinamerika | — |
| 3 | Latvian | Amerika | America |
| 4 | Latin | America | — |
| 5 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |