Where does “dos” come from?

dos (French) comes from Old French dos, from Vulgar Latin dossum, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.

dos (French): back; backs; backstroke

Definitions

  1. back; backs; backstroke

Ancestry of “dos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdosback
2Vulgar Latindossum—
3Latindorsumback, part of the body between the neck and...
4Proto-Italicdorsom—

Words derived from “dos”

Every word from Proto-Italic dorsom →Every word from Latin dorsum →Every word from Vulgar Latin dossum →