Where does “ānus” come from?
ānus (Latin) comes from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os, from Vulgar Latin *lōs, from Latin illōs, from Latin ille, from Latin olle — that.
ānus (Latin): a ring
Definitions
- a ring
Ancestry of “ānus”, step by step
ānus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu anos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | anos | we, first person plural |
| 2 | Portuguese | nós | we; us; "first-person plural objective personal... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | enos | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | os | the |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *lōs | — |
| 6 | Latin | illōs | — |
| 7 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 8 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Proto-Indo-European h₁eh₂no-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eh₂no- | ring |