Where does “dossel” come from?
dossel (Portuguese) comes from Spanish dosel, from French dossier, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.
dossel (Portuguese): dossal, dossel; canopy
Ancestry of “dossel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | dosel | canopy |
| 2 | French | dossier | back of furniture, to rest the sitter's back on;... |
| 3 | Latin | dorsum | back, part of the body between the neck and... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dorsom | — |