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 — that.
ànec (Catalan): duck
Definitions
- duck
Ancestry of “ànec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | ànet | dill (Anethum graveolens) |
| 2 | Latin | Anas | duck |
| 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 |