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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.

semiannular (English): Having a shape resembling part of a ring or...

Definitions

  1. Having a shape resembling part of a ring or...

Ancestry of “semiannular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishannularPertaining to, or having the form of, a ring;...
2Latinānulāris—
3Latinānulus—
4Latinānus—
5Kabuverdianuanoswe, first person plural
6Portuguesenóswe; us; "first-person plural objective personal...
7Old Portugueseenos—
8Old Portugueseosthe
9Vulgar Latin*lōs—
10Latinillōs—
11Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
12LatinolleArchaic form of ille
13Proto-Italic*olnos—
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