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Where does “ànec” come from?

ànec (Catalan) comes from Catalan ànet, from Latin Anas, from Latin ānus, from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os, from Vulgar Latin *lōs.

ànec (Catalan): duck

Definitions

  1. duck

Ancestry of “ànec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanànet—
2LatinAnas—
3Latinānus—
4Kabuverdianuanoswe, first person plural
5Portuguesenóswe; us; "first-person plural objective personal...
6Old Portugueseenos—
7Old Portugueseosthe
8Vulgar Latin*lōs—
9Latinillōs—
10Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
11LatinolleArchaic form of ille
12Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “ànec”

  • aneguet
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