Word family origins?
from www.etymonline.com:
Latino
"Latin inhabitant of the United States," 1946, Amer.Eng., from Amer.Sp., shortening of Latinoamericano "Latin-American." As an adj., attested from 1974.
Chicano
1947 (n.), from Mex.Sp. dialectal pronunciation of Mexicano "Mexican," with loss of initial unaccented syllable. Probably infl. by Sp. chico "boy," also used as a nickname. The adj. is first attested 1967.
What are the family origins of Latinos and of Chicanos?
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