Where does “ano-” come from?
ano- (English) comes from Latin ānus, from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os, from Vulgar Latin *lōs, from Latin illōs, from Latin ille — that.
ano- (English): anus
Definitions
- anus
Ancestry of “ano-”, step by step
ano- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ānus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ānus | a ring |
| 2 | Kabuverdianu | anos | we, first person plural |
| 3 | Portuguese | nós | we; us; "first-person plural objective personal... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | enos | — |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | os | the |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *lōs | — |
| 7 | Latin | illōs | — |
| 8 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 9 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |