Where does “mos” come from?

mos (Catalan) comes from Catalan nós, from Latin nōs, from Proto-Italic nōs, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

mos (Catalan): bite, mouthful

Definitions

  1. bite, mouthful

Ancestry of “mos”, step by step

mos traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan nós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalannóswe
2Latinnōswe, us
3Proto-Italicnōswe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Latin morsus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmorsusbitten, eaten, devoured, consumed, having been...
2Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Italic-tus—
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Vulgar Latin mos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmosmanner , way ; behavior, conduct; custom, habit,...
2Latinmeōs—

Words derived from “mos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Italic nōs →