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Where does “anssar” come from?

anssar (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin ansar, from Latin ānser, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

anssar (Old Portuguese): goose

Definitions

  1. goose

Ancestry of “anssar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinansar—
2Latinānser—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →