Where does “nossa” come from?
nossa (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin nossa, from Latin nostram, from Latin noster, from Proto-Italic nosteros, from Proto-Indo-European nos, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
Ancestry of “nossa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | nossa | — |
| 2 | Latin | nostram | accusative feminine singular of noster |
| 3 | Latin | noster | our, ours |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | nosteros | our |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
Words derived from “nossa”