Where does “dos” come from?
dos (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin dossum, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.
dos (Romanian): back; bottom, behind, buttocks; reverse
Definitions
- back; bottom, behind, buttocks; reverse
Ancestry of “dos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | dossum | — |
| 2 | Latin | dorsum | back, part of the body between the neck and... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | dorsom | — |