Where does “anus” come from?
Anus comes from Old French anus, from Latin anus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-, of uncertain ultimate meaning.
anus (English): The lower orifice of the alimentary canal,...
Definitions
- The lower orifice of the alimentary canal,...
Ancestry of “anus”, step by step
| 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 |