English
São Luís
São Luís comes from Portuguese São Luís.
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentSão Luís
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Portuguesec. 1500–presentSão Luís
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of são ‘saint’ + Luís ‘Louis’
Old High German *Hlūtwīg
Latin Ludovīcus
Old French Louis
Portuguese Luís ‘Louis’
Every English word from Portuguese São Luís
Today it means
name A municipality, the state capital of Maranhão, Brazil.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Portuguese São Luís / São Luís