Where does “lanôs” come from?
lanôs (Friulian) comes from Friulian lane, from Latin lanosus, from Latin lāna, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
lanôs (Friulian): woolly
Ancestry of “lanôs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Friulian | lane | wool |
| 2 | Latin | lanosus | woolly |
| 3 | Latin | lāna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |