Where does “lânos” come from?

lânos (Romanian) comes from Latin lanosus, from Latin lāna, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

lânos (Romanian): woolly

Definitions

  1. woolly

Ancestry of “lânos”, step by step

lânos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lanosus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlanosuswoolly
2Latinlānawool
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Romanian lână

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlânăwool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Latin lāna →