Where does “tresañal” come from?
tresañal (Asturian) comes from Asturian añal, from Asturian añu, from Latin ānus, from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os, from Vulgar Latin *lōs — that.
tresañal (Asturian): three years old (an animal)
Definitions
- three years old (an animal)
Ancestry of “tresañal”, step by step
tresañal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Asturian añal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | añal | annual |
| 2 | Asturian | añu | year |
| 3 | Latin | ānus | a ring |
| 4 | Kabuverdianu | anos | we, first person plural |
| 5 | Portuguese | nós | we; us; "first-person plural objective personal... |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | enos | — |
| 7 | Old Portuguese | os | the |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | *lōs | — |
| 9 | Latin | illōs | — |
| 10 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 11 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |