Where does “semiannular” come from?
semiannular (English) comes from English annular, from Latin ānulāris, from Latin ānulus, from Latin ānus, from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os — that.
semiannular (English): Having a shape resembling part of a ring or...
Definitions
- Having a shape resembling part of a ring or...
Ancestry of “semiannular”, step by step
semiannular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English annular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | annular | Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring;... |
| 2 | Latin | ānulāris | annular, ring-shaped |
| 3 | Latin | ānulus | A ring, especially a finger ring |
| 4 | Latin | ānus | a ring |
| 5 | Kabuverdianu | anos | we, first person plural |
| 6 | Portuguese | nós | we; us; "first-person plural objective personal... |
| 7 | Old Portuguese | enos | — |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | os | the |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | *lōs | — |
| 10 | Latin | illōs | — |
| 11 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 12 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |