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Where does “anility” come from?

anility (English) comes from Latin anilitas, from Latin anīlis, from Latin ānus, from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os, from Vulgar Latin *lōs.

anility (English): The condition of being anile

Definitions

  1. The condition of being anile

Ancestry of “anility”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanilitasanility, the old age of a woman
2Latinanīlis—
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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