Where does “vous” come from?
vous (Old French) comes from Latin vōs, from Old Latin vōs, from Proto-Italic wōs, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs.
vous (Old French): Alternative form of vos
Ancestry of “vous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vōs | — |
| 2 | Old Latin | vōs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wōs | you |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | — |
Words derived from “vous”