Where does “nosaltres” come from?

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

nosaltres (Catalan): we

Definitions

  1. we

Ancestry of “nosaltres”, step by step

nosaltres traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan nós

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

via Catalan altres

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanaltresplural of altre
2Catalanaltreother
3Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Italic nōs →