Where does “nos” come from?
nos (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os, from Vulgar Latin *lōs, from Latin illōs, from Latin ille, from Latin olle.
nos (Papiamentu): we, first person plural
Ancestry of “nos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Kabuverdianu | anos | we, first person plural |
| 2 | Portuguese | nós | we; us; "first-person plural objective personal... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | enos | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | os | the |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *lōs | — |
| 6 | Latin | illōs | — |
| 7 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 8 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |