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Where does “anille” come from?

anille (French) comes from Latin anaticula, from Latin Anas, from Latin ānus, from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os, from Vulgar Latin *lōs.

anille (French): tendril; crutch

Definitions

  1. tendril; crutch

Ancestry of “anille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanaticuladuckling; duckie
2LatinAnas—
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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