noun, masculine/lusitaˈnismo/plural: lusitanismos
Portuguesism (Portuguese attitudes and culture); Portuguesism (a word or phrase typical of or derived from Portuguese)
Synonyms: lusismo, portuguesismo
Etymology tree Spanish lusitano Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. Spanish -ismo Spanish lusitanismo From lusitano (“Lusitanian”) + -ismo.