Where does “dossier” come from?

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

dossier (Portuguese): Alternative spelling of dossiê

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of dossiê

Ancestry of “dossier”, 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 →