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Where does “analward” come from?

analward (English) comes from English anal, from Latin ānālis, from Latin ānus, from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os, from Vulgar Latin *lōs.

analward (English): Toward the anus

Definitions

  1. Toward the anus

Ancestry of “analward”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishanalof, related to, intended for or involving the...
2Latinānālis—
3Latinānus—
4Kabuverdianuanoswe, first person plural
5Portuguesenóswe; us; "first-person plural objective personal...
6Old Portugueseenos—
7Old Portugueseosthe
8Vulgar Latin*lōs—
9Latinillōs—
10Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
11LatinolleArchaic form of ille
12Proto-Italic*olnos—
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