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Where does “nōs” come from?

nōs (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

nōs (Proto-Italic): we

Definitions

  1. we

Ancestry of “nōs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
2Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “nōs”

  • nose
  • noose
  • nostrum
  • nosy
  • bottlenose
  • nosey
  • nosebleed
  • nosedive
  • nosiness
  • nosepiece
  • nosebag
  • noseband
  • bullnose
  • nosily
  • longnose
  • noseleaf
  • hognose
  • needlenose
  • noser
  • shortnose
  • nosewheel
  • cownose
  • noseful
  • shovelnose
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