Where does “endosse” come from?
endosse (Middle English) comes from Old French endosser, from Latin dossum, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.
Ancestry of “endosse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | endosser | to put on back |
| 2 | Latin | dossum | — |
| 3 | Latin | dorsum | back, part of the body between the neck and... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dorsom | — |