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Where does “dos” come from?

dos (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan dos, from Vulgar Latin dossum, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.

dos (Catalan): two; torre; One of a pair of castellers in the...

Definitions

  1. two; torre; One of a pair of castellers in the...

Ancestry of “dos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalandos—
2Vulgar Latindossum—
3Latindorsumback, part of the body between the neck and...
4Proto-Italicdorsom—

Words derived from “dos”

  • noranta-dosè
  • dos-cents
  • noranta-dos
  • setanta-dosè
  • seixanta-dos
  • setanta-dos
  • dues
  • dos-centè
  • seixanta-dosè
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