Where does “بوصة” come from?
بوصة (Arabic) comes from French pouce, from Old French pouce, from Latin pollex — thumb; great toe; a unit of distance, equivalent...
بوصة (Arabic): singulative of بُوص; inch
Definitions
- singulative of بُوص; inch
Ancestry of “بوصة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pouce | thumb; inch |
| 2 | Old French | pouce | thumb |
| 3 | Latin | pollex | thumb; great toe; a unit of distance, equivalent... |