English
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul comes from Portuguese Rio Grande do Sul.
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentRio Grande do Sulliterally ‘Great River of the South’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentRio Grande do Sulliterally ‘Great River of the South’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Rio Grande (‘Great River’) is an old name for the Lagoa dos Patos lagoon, and the southern attribution contrasts with Rio Grande do Norte.
Every English word from Portuguese Rio Grande do Sul
Today it means
name A state of the South Region, Brazil. Capital: Porto Alegre.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Portuguese Rio Grande do Sul / Rio Grande do Sul