Where does “anneau” come from?
anneau (French) comes from Middle French anneau, from Old French anel, from Latin ānellus, from Latin ānulus, from Latin ānus, from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos — that.
anneau (French): ring (circular shape)
Definitions
- ring (circular shape)
Ancestry of “anneau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | anneau | ring metal band |
| 2 | Old French | anel | ring |
| 3 | Latin | ānellus | a little ring |
| 4 | Latin | ānulus | A ring, especially a finger ring |
| 5 | Latin | ānus | a ring |
| 6 | Kabuverdianu | anos | we, first person plural |
| 7 | Portuguese | nós | we; us; "first-person plural objective personal... |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | enos | — |
| 9 | Old Portuguese | os | the |
| 10 | Vulgar Latin | *lōs | — |
| 11 | Latin | illōs | — |
| 12 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 13 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |