Where does “adôsser” come from?
adôsser (Norman) comes from Norman dos, from Old French dos, from Vulgar Latin dossum, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.
adôsser (Norman): to lean back against
Definitions
- to lean back against
Ancestry of “adôsser”, step by step
adôsser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norman dos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | dos | back |
| 2 | Old French | dos | back |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | dossum | — |
| 4 | Latin | dorsum | back, part of the body between the neck and... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dorsom | — |
via Norman a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman | a | third-person singular present indicative of aver |