Where does “vosear” come from?
vosear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vós, from Old Portuguese vos, from Latin vōs, from Old Latin vōs, from Proto-Italic wōs, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs.
vosear (Portuguese): to address someone with the polite vós pronoun
Definitions
- to address someone with the polite vós pronoun
Ancestry of “vosear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | vós | you; you; thou; plural of vó |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | vos | — |
| 3 | Latin | vōs | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | vōs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wōs | you |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | — |