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.
año nuevo (Spanish): New Year
Ancestry of “año nuevo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | año | year; age |
| 2 | Latin | ānus | — |
| 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 | — |
Words derived from “año nuevo”