Where does “año nuevo” come from?
año nuevo (Spanish) comes from Spanish año, from Latin ānus, from Kabuverdianu anos, from Portuguese nós, from Old Portuguese enos, from Old Portuguese os, from Vulgar Latin *lōs, from Latin illōs — that.
año nuevo (Spanish): New Year
Definitions
- New Year
Ancestry of “año nuevo”, step by step
año nuevo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish año
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | año | year; age |
| 2 | Latin | ānus | a ring |
| 3 | Kabuverdianu | anos | we, first person plural |
| 4 | Portuguese | nós | we; us; "first-person plural objective personal... |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | enos | — |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | os | the |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | *lōs | — |
| 8 | Latin | illōs | — |
| 9 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 10 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |