English
Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte comes from Portuguese Rio Grande do Norte.
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentRio Grande do Norteliterally ‘Great Northern River’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentRio Grande do Norteliterally ‘Great Northern River’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from Portuguese Rio Grande do Norte (literally “Great Northern River”), in reference to the mouth of the Potenji River
Every English word from Portuguese Rio Grande do Norte
Today it means
name A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Natal.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Portuguese Rio Grande do Norte / Rio Grande do Norte