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
Ancestry of “nosaltres”, step by step
nosaltres traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan nós
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | nós | we |
| 2 | Latin | nōs | we, us |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | nōs | we |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Catalan altres
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | altres | plural of altre |
| 2 | Catalan | altre | other |
| 3 | Latin | alter | the other, the second; the one...the other |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élteros | other , second |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |