Where does “fangós” come from?

fangós (Catalan) comes from Catalan ós, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos.

fangós (Catalan): muddy

Definitions

  1. muddy

Ancestry of “fangós”, step by step

fangós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan ós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanósbear
2Latinursusa bear
3Proto-Italic*orsos

via Catalan fang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfangmud
2Vulgar Latin*fangus
Every word from Proto-Italic *orsosEvery word from Latin ursusEvery word from Catalan ós