Where does “dossiê” come from?

dossiê (Portuguese) comes from French dossier, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.

dossiê (Portuguese): dossier

Definitions

  1. dossier

Ancestry of “dossiê”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdossierback of furniture, to rest the sitter's back on;...
2Latindorsumback, part of the body between the neck and...
3Proto-Italicdorsom—
Every word from Proto-Italic dorsom →Every word from Latin dorsum →Every word from French dossier →