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americano.

American (of, from or relating to the Americas)

9 characters5 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ameɾiˈkano/[a.me.ɾiˈka.no]

  1. American (of, from or relating to the Americas)

    Los pueblos americanos de hoy en día en su mayoría son descendientes de los colonos ibéricos.

  2. American, US-American (of, from or relating to the United States)

    proscribed
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- Proto-Germanic *amalą Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder. Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.? Italian Amerigoder. New Latin Americabor. Spanish América Spanish -ano Spanish americano From América + -ano.

noun/ameɾiˈkano/[a.me.ɾiˈka.no]

  1. American (native or inhabitant of the Americas) (usually male)

    masculine

  2. American, US-American (native or inhabitant of the United States) (usually male)

    masculine · proscribed

  3. someone who became rich in the Americas and returned to his country

    historical · masculine · rare

  4. person born and/or raised in Spanish America who immigrated or visited the Spanish Colonial Philippines or Spanish East Indies in general

    Philippines · historical · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- Proto-Germanic *amalą Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder. Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.? Italian Amerigoder. New Latin Americabor. Spanish América Spanish -ano Spanish americano From América + -ano.

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