Where does “ahate” come from?
ahate (Basque) comes from Proto-Basque anate, from Latin Anas, from Latin ānus, from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os, from Vulgar Latin *lōs.
ahate (Basque): duck
Ancestry of “ahate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Basque | anate | — |
| 2 | Latin | Anas | — |
| 3 | Latin | ānus | — |
| 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 | — |