Where does “os” come from?
os (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese os, from Vulgar Latin *lōs, from Latin illōs, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.
os (Portuguese): plural of ó
Ancestry of “os”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | os | the |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *lōs | — |
| 3 | Latin | illōs | — |
| 4 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 5 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |