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Where does “Feliciano” come from?

Feliciano (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Feliciano, from Latin Felicianus, from Latin Felix, from Latin felix, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-lw-i, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

Ancestry of “Feliciano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishFeliciano—
2LatinFelicianus—
3LatinFelix—
4Latinfelixhappy, lucky, blessed, fortunate; fertile,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-lw-i—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
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