English
Lanao del Sur
Lanao del Sur comes from Spanish Lánao del Sur.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentLánao del Sur
- EnglishtodayLanao del Sur
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentLánao del Sur
- EnglishtodayLanao del Sur
A compound of Lánao + del ‘of the’ + sur ‘south’
Proto-Indo-European *-teros ‘Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix’
Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros
Proto-Germanic *sunþraz ‘south, southern’
Proto-West Germanic *sunþr ‘southern, southernly’
Old English suþ ‘south’
French sud ‘south’
Spanish sur ‘south’
Every English word from Spanish Lánao del Sur
Today it means
name A province of Bangsamoro, Mindanao, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Marawi.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish Lánao del Sur / Lanao del Sur