Where does “ani” come from?
ani (Italian) comes from Italian ano, from Latin ānus, from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os, from Vulgar Latin *lōs, from Latin illōs.
ani (Italian): plural of ano
Ancestry of “ani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | ano | anus |
| 2 | Latin | ānus | — |
| 3 | Kabuverdianu | anos | we, first person plural |
| 4 | Portuguese | nós | we; us; "first-person plural objective personal... |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | enos | — |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | os | the |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *lōs | — |
| 8 | Latin | illōs | — |
| 9 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 10 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |