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Portuguese
Etymology
Literally, “year of Christ”, ellipsis of ano de Nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo. Ultimately from Medieval Latin annō Dominī nostrī Iēsū Christī.
Compare Spanish año de Cristo.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧no de Cris‧to
Noun
ano de Cristo m (uncountable)
- (archaic, with de) year of our Lord
- Synonym: ano da graça
1771, Bernardo da Costa, chapter XII, in Historia da militar ordem de nosso Senhor Jesus Christo, Coimbra: Pedro Ginioux, section 110, page 74:Em o anno de Chriſto de mil duzentos e trinta, temos mais dous Domumentos, hum do Meſtrado de D. Eftevaõ de Belmonte, e he o do Senhor Rey D. Sancho II. […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1800, Jozé Anastasio de Figueiredo, chapter LXXVII, in Nova historia da Militar Ordem de Malta, e dos senhores grão-priores della, em Portugal, parte III, Lisbon: Simão Thadeo Ferreira, page 133:[…] até que ſe tomou Natal de 1523, eſtendendo houve o Turco Rodes o Anõ de Chriſto de 1524; no qual aſſy cerquados de dentro mandaraõ dous Caualleyros de Genova a vender o enſenſayro […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)