Where does “ons” come from?
ons (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch ons, from Middle Dutch unce, from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza, from Vulgar Latin luncea, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ — to turn.
ons (Afrikaans): we; us; our
Definitions
- we; us; our
Ancestry of “ons”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ons | us; our; metric ounce |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | unce | — |
| 3 | Latin | uncia | The twelfth part of something; twelfth; The... |
| 4 | Old French | lonce | lynx |
| 5 | Italian | lonza | loin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | luncea | — |
| 7 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 9 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 10 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 11 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 12 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 13 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |